Les tombeaux sans noms

Born in 1964 in the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh, Rithy Panh is a world-renowned feature and documentary filmmaker. During his childhood, his country underwent great political upheaval and he was forced into the work camps of the Khmer Rouge. In 1979 he escaped and crossed the Thai border. He settled in France and there began his film studies at the National Film School of France. For his first documentary, Site 2, he won the Grand Prix du Documentaire at the Amiens Festival. Since then, he has devoted his film work to the historical issue of the Democratic Kampuchea and its consequences in modern-day Cambodia, making his films into first-hand documents on the subject.

Filmography:
Site 2 (1989); Souleymane Cissé (1990); Cambodge, entre guerre et Paix (1991); Rice People (Neak sre, Les Gens de La Rizière) (1994); The Tan’s Family (1995); Bophana, a Cambodian Tragedy (1996); One Evening After the War [Un soir après la guerre] (1997); Lumières sur un massacre, 10 films against 110 000 000 landmines (1997); 50 ans et un monde Van Chan, a Cambodian Dancer (1998); The Land of Wandering Souls (La terre des âmes errantes) (1999); Que la barque se brise, que la jonque s'entrouvre (2000); S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2002); The People of Angkor (Les gens d'Angkor) (2003); The Burnt Theater (Les Artistes du théâtre brûlé) (2005); Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers (Le papier ne peut pas envelopper la braise) (2006); The Sea Wall (Un barrage contre le Pacifique) (2008); Duch, Master of The Forges of Hell (2010); Shiiku (Gibier d'élevage) (2011); The Missing Picture (L'image manquante) (2013); France Is Our Mother Country (La France est notre patrie) (2015); Exile (Exil) (2016); Graves Without a Name (Les Tombeaux Sans Noms) (2018).