The film shows us the life - and spiritual death - of a prostitute. The clearest sign of social breakdown in a country that has suffered decades of war is the way in which the bodies of the destitute are economically and politically exploited.
Cinemanila International Film Festival - Nominated Best Documentary Young Cinema Competition (2008)
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival - Nominated Best World Documentary (2007)
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival - Nominated Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize (2007)
Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming - Won Golden FIPA Documentary and Essay (2007)
European Film Awards - Won European Film Award European Documentary (2007)
Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival - Won Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Award - Special Mention (2007)
Shanghai International TV Festival -Won Magnolia Award Social Documentary Silver Award (2007)
Director: | Rithy Panh |
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Language: |
Khmer Spanish subtitled |
Screenplay: | Rithy Panh |
Photography: | Prum Mesa, |
Edition: | Marie-Christine Rougerie |
Music: | Marc Marder, Agnès Sénémaud |
Production: | Catherine Dussart Production (CDP), INA (Institut National de l'Audiovisuel) |
Producers: | Catherine Dussart |
(Cineteca screenings only)
From 3pm on 27 April
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