The documentary film “Burma, Norway” follows the independent TV and radio station The Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), based in Oslo, Norway, as they take on their greatest challenge to date: Broadcasting live television for the very first time to and from the brutal military dictatorship of Burma (Myanmar), during the first general election in twenty years. Standing up against the military government’s propaganda, their vast army of soldiers, secret agents and informers inside Burma and Thailand, as well as web attacks and death threats in Norway, the story of DVB is a David-versus-Goliath-story from the modern world of the media, documenting a historic period for the Burmese and their country. With exclusive access to the station and the staff during the process, the film is an intimate portrait of a group of individuals that spend their every breathing moment working for free information and democratic rights in Burma. Having evolved from a small oppositional short-wave radio station to an internationally renowned news organization, the main characters Aye Chan Naing (editor-in-chief and producer) and Aye Aye Mon (news presenter), and the rest of their colleagues are strongly committed to taking the next big step in the evolution of DVB toa a full-fledged public broadcaster for Burma with live news. Most of the DVB staff got involved in the struggle for democracy and human rights during the student uprising of 1988, which led to the last general election in Burma in 1990. Refusing to step down and recognize Aung San Suu Kyi as the rightful winner of the election, the military generals put the beloved leader of the democracy movement in house arrest where she has been most of the time since. The history of the Burmese democracy movement is so far one of repeated disappointments. Thus, the coming election is a very symbolic milestone charged with deep emotions, and the exiled staff of DVB are preparing for it with both excitement and great apprehension. Could this election be a tiny little step in a positive direction? By the end of 2010, perhaps we will know. Whatever happens, the Democratic Voice of Burma will be there to cover it, and that is one thing that is significantly different from 20 years ago.