Blood Copper is a 2025 documentary film about the Letpadaung Copper Mine in Myanmar, including the relationship between the Burmese military and Wanbao Mining, a subsidiary of Norinco, a Chinese state-owned company operating the mine.[1]
| Blood Copper | |
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| Directed by | Jude Foster |
| Produced by | Democratic Voice of Burma Myanmar Witness |
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The film uses open-source intelligence (OSINT) analysis to document Burmese military operations against nearby villages to allow the mine to expand.[1] The documentary was screened as part of the 2025 Peacock Film Festival and co-produced by Democratic Voice of Burma and Myanmar Witness.[2]
Release
editIn July 2026, Pravit Rojanaphruk wrote in Khaosod that a source confirmed that the Embassy of China in Bangkok asked Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to stop a showing of Blood Copper held by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand on 15 June 2026.[3] The attempt failed, and the screening occurred as planned with a panel following the screening featuring experts on transnational organized crime.[4][3]
References
edit- 1 2 "Blood Copper – Investigating Abuses in a Massive Mining Project in Myanmar". Ticket Melon. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Docs, DVB Short. "Peacock Film Contest". peacock.dvb.no. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- 1 2 Rojanaphruk, Pravit; Writer, Senior Staff (2026-07-16). "China's Growing Influence Calls for a Measured Thai Response". Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ FCCT (2026-07-03). 2026.06.15 FCCT Blood Copper – Investigating Abuses in a Massive Mining Project in Myanmar. Retrieved 2026-07-16 – via YouTube.
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