Jump to content

Rithy Panh revisits the horrors of the Khmer Rouge


geovalin

Recommended Posts

Cambodian film-maker Rithy Panh talks about his latest film, Graves without a name, being shown in Geneva, which explores the lasting effects of the Cambodian genocide. 

His documentary is competing in the city's 17th International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights.

Many of the director’s 22 filmsexternal link have dealt directly with Cambodia’s genocide and its perpetrators, including The Missing Picture (2013), Exil (2016) and his latest, Graves with no name.

 

His new documentary focuses on a 13-year-old boy, representing Panh, who has lost most of his family in the genocide and begins a search for their graves. He travels to Trum, a “village in the middle of nowhere” in Battambang province. This is where Panh and ten of his family members were deported in 1975, along with many other Phnom Penh residents. In moving scenes, Panh, one of only two genocide survivors from his family, carries out funeral rites for his relatives who disappeared.

 

read more https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/graves-without-a-name_rithy-panh-revisits-the-horrors-of-the-khmer-rouge/44827132

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.


  • Topics

  • Latest posts...

    1. 0

      Former Local Council Member Shot Dead While Tapping Rubber Trees, Mistaken for Boar

    2. 147

      Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My - How will Trump's Fascist Dictatorship Affect You?

    3. 2

      Shocking cruelty: Child abuse claims haunt Chiang Mai orphanage

    4. 8

      Thailand Live Thursday 14 November 2024

    5. 0

      Thaksin Delivers First Speech in 18 Years, Denies Interfering with PM

    6. 8

      Thailand Live Thursday 14 November 2024

    7. 113

      What really grinds your gears in Pattaya

    8. 0

      93 Year Old Woman Killed in Kitchen Gas Explosion, Bangkok

  • Popular in The Pub


×
×
  • Create New...