The documentary film 'Rays of Hope' directed by Ko Pauk was shown on February 4th at Kita Topia, Sakura Hall Oki Station Cinema in Tokyo, Japan.
At the first screening of the documentary, about 1300 tickets were sold and nearly 1000-lakh kyats were raised.
An NHK reporter who watched the documentary commented, "It is a priceless film that should be recorded and preserved in world history”.
A Japanese school girl also said, "Thanks for being able to watch such a good movie that brought tears to my eyes."
Among the 1,200 people who came to watch the first screening of the documentary film, most of them were Japanese, and there were also citizens of Myanmar, Korea, and Malaysia.
The film has also been shown in Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden, but the financial status from those countries’ cinemas is unknown.
Director Ko Pauk's first documentary 'The Road Not Taken' was also screened in 50 cities in 20 countries. More than 10000-lakh kyats of funds obtained from that film have been distributed and supported for revolutionary activities.
In 'Rays of Hope', Ko Pauk portrays the transition between two lives he experienced, that change from being an artist to being a revolutionary.
The previously released 'The Road Not Taken' was filmed depicting the life story of an Army Captain who joined the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), and the runtime of the documentary on lasted around 30 minutes, but the runtime of 'Rays of Hope' prolonged to 1 hour and 45 minutes.
