Meo, The

Synopsis: About the involvement of Meo tribesmen in the war in Laos. Shows a Meo (Hmong) village and a Shaman’s procedure for exorcising an evil influence, then continues with the effect of war on the Meo. These particular villagers were, with difficulty, seeking to maintain their neutrality, and their unwillingness to have their young men conscripted. Other Meo are heavily involved in the war. In areas controlled by the Pathet Lao, it is difficult for tribesmen to build villages or tend fields because of the bombers. They are faced with a choice of living underground in the forest with the Pathet Lao, or moving to areas controlled by the Royal Lao Army, which are not bombed. Over 100,000 Meo refugees are crowded into camps in the last highland area before the plains of the capital, Vientiane.
Series: Disappearing World, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 53 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1972
Availability: Hire (RAI Film & Video Library)
Sale (RAI); 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) (RAI)
Notes: Broadcast on ITV 4/7/72.
Subjects: Anthropology
Keywords: Hmong; Thailand; Vietnam war

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