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...years, Sein Win's job in the burmese army was to guard citizens who had been forced into hard labor, building the nation's roads, railways, helipads and barracks. "We threatened them with guns to make them work," says Sein Win, now 20, who recently deserted from the military. "No soldier would dare be kind to the villagers because the officers would beat us if we showed them any mercy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Conscripts | 2/4/2002 | See Source »

...highlight of the evening, however, is “Terminating, or Lass Meine Schmerzen Nicht Verloren Sein, or Ambivalence.” Set in a psychiatrist’s office, it focuses on the conversation between a shrink, Laura (Kiran Deol), and her needy, gay patient, Hendryk (Clint Froelich). Hendryk is a marvelously crafted character, at once thoughtful and highly amusing. He lapses into different states throughout the fairly long scene and muses on existence and the inherent ambivalence of man. While Hendryk is ranting, Laura is concerned with her own pain and pleads with her lifelong partner...

Author: By Julie S. Greenberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Fire' Flickers but Fails to Ignite | 11/30/2001 | See Source »

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