As soon as he began making films, Rithy Panh showed an interest in fiction and, in parallel to his documentaries, uses it to recount the life of present-day Cambodians who are trying to find again a place on their land in the post-genocide years. With these Rice People, a poor rural family played by non-professional actors, the filmmaker tells the sensitive story of a rural Cambodia, with the sole aim of revealing a life of demanding and precarious labour – the life led by most of the population, whose only wealth is Mother Earth. This first fiction feature earned Rithy Panh his first selection at Cannes Festival. JB
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Rice People
(Neak Sre)
by Rithy PANH
- Titre français
Les Gens de la rizière - Original title
Neak Sre - Titre international
Rice People - Scénario
Eve DEBOISE, Rithy PANH - Photo
Jacques BOUQUIN - Montage
Marie-Christine ROUGERIE - Son
Jean-Claude BRISSON - Musique
Marc MARDER - Interprétation
Chim NALINE, Peng PHAN, Va SIMORN, Mom SOTH - Production
LA SEPT CINEMA, JBA PRODUCTION, ZDF, THELMA FILM AG, TSR - Producteur délégué
Jacques BIDOU - Support de projection
35 mm
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