简介：Adroneshotfliesoveraridgeroadthatsnakesalonganambiguousterritory,thegreensoftnessofthecurveswhisperingthemuffledechoesofconflict.Inthevoice-over,JaiSangLodrecountshowin2001hearrivedinadisplacementcampattheThaiborderwithhisfamily,fleeingthefightingbetweentheBurmesearmyandtheShanminority,andhadtojointheShanStateArmytodohiscompulsorymilitaryservice.NontawatNumbenchapolfilmedhiminthiscrucialmomentofhisexistence,asthispeacefulyoungmanmustaccept,shortlyafterthedeathofhismother,toleavehisyoungbrothersandsistersbehindandlearnthemilitaryprofession.SoilWithoutLanddoesnotdefendthecauseoftheShan;thefilmmakerrevealstheharshnessoftheconscription,thefateawaitingdeserters,thetrainingofthecorpsandthedissolutionofindividualcomplexities.JaiSangLodhimselfseemstofloat,caughtbetweensleepandawakeness,inablurredmentalspace.Hiswords,whichsometimesbecomearhetoricofjustification,drawtheportraitofabeingheldprisonerbyanidentityandaconditionthathehasnotchosen.…