Sally, an Anglo-Burmese, is ashamed with her Burmese family background and the heritage. She is cultivated English accent and often claimed to be born in northwest England. She could understand the Burmese language but she can’t speak. From here, in my views, she shouldn’t be ashamed to admit that she is an Anglo Burmese. This is her own culture and identity, so, she shouldn’t look down at her own identity even though she claims that she grows up in England. This is her family background and she should feel proud and admit it.
On top of that, her daughter, Lindsey takes her mother back to Burma to learn in depth about her own culture and to figure out why her mother feels ashamed towards her identity as a Burmese. In my views, Lindsey is different from her mother. She has the intention to know deeply about her mother’s heritage. Even though she knows that her mother is an Anglo-Burmese, she doesn’t feel ashamed for it, in turn, she has the desire to figure out the details of her mother’s culture and family background. She attempts to understand her family history.
The trip back to Burma is painful for Sally. There was a scene where Sally cried when visiting the graveyard. When she is talking in front of the video camera, she cries when refreshing her memory back in the past. She visits every single place which is related to her family history. Besides that, even though she claims that she is born in England, she can still understand certain Burmese words. It means she never forgets about her family history and her own languages, but she feels ashamed to admit it. In my views, probably because she cares on how her friends or other people look at her in regards to her identity. She might feel more sophisticated and proud when people perceive her as British. Apart from that, technically, this documentary is great. The camera does give a feel for contemporary life, which is both urban and rural.
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