Documentary Film Night and Chat with Director: Angkor Awakens, at FCC Bangkok

Documentary Film Night and Chat with Director: Angkor Awakens
No Thai subtitles
 
 
7pm, Monday November 06, 2017
150 baht for non-members, Free for members.

Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand
Penthouse, Maneeya Center Building
518/5 Ploenchit Road (connected to the BTS Skytrain Chitlom station)
Patumwan, Bangkok 10330
Tel.: 02-652-0580
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.fccthai.com

Synopsis:
From the celebrated team that created "They Call It Myanmar," hailed by Roger Ebert as "one of the top documentaries of 2012, a New York Times Critics' Pick, comes Angkor Awakens: A compelling first-hand look at modern Cambodia -- a society at a tipping point where one of Asia's youngest populations is rebuilding its culture and moving beyond the murderous Khmer Rouge times.
Director Robert H. Lieberman, a child of the Holocaust, begins by taking us back in time to explore the parallels between two genocides. Over four years in the making and culled from 200 hours of footage, the film delivers an evocative look at the story of the Cambodian people, sweeping from the ancient glory of the Angkor Kingdom to today's modern Cambodia.
Through the use of shadow puppets, the viewer is led through the country's tangled history. We discover how the CIA-sponsored ouster of King Sihanouck and the U.S. secret bombing of Cambodia led to the rise of the Khmer Rouge, and how its effects are still reflected in today's growing social unrest.
The film features key Cambodian players, including a rare and revealing interview with strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen as well as exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy. Journalists, historians, key US State Department officials and Cambodians both young and old reflect on a society emerging from a horrific past. The damage and pain of the past are evident, as well as the hope and vigor of a youthful population. Angkor Awakens paints a moving portrait that helps us understand the past and the possibilities for the future as Cambodia struggles to emerge on the world stage.

source https://www.fccthai.com/items/2273.html