
InNeverShallWeBeEnslaved,awardwinningdirectorKyiSoeTunfocusesaBurmeselensoneventsattheendoftheBurmeseKingdomandthebeginningofBritishruleinthelate1880s.BritainhascontrolofIndiaandmostofBurma,butthelastmonarchtriestopostponetheinevitablebyconcessionstoBritishinterestsandbyattemptingtoplaytheFrenchagainsttheircolonialrivals.Inthewartornatmosphereofthisendgamewar,aBamarcommanderfallsinlovewithaShanprincess,althoughtheirpeoplestraditionallyareenemies.TheBritishhavetrickedtheBamarbynotrevealingthattheirchoiceforprince,NyangYang,hasbeendeadforayear.Whentheylearnofthisdeception,theBamarjoinforceswiththeShanandotherethnicgroupsunderthelastrulerKingThibaw.WhentheBritishdemandsubmission,thefinalbattleisjoinedagainsttheforcesofGeneralPrendergast.Willthenationalistsbeabletodefeathim,ormusttheycontinuetheresistanceasguerrillas?