One way of thinking about Cambodian director Rithy Panh is that he is his country's Claude Lanzmann. Panh's films explore the 1970s Khmer Rouge genocide, which he witnessed first-hand as a young teen before fleeing to Thailand and then his adoptive France.
His 12th and newest feature, The Missing Picture, took the Un Certain Regard prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival. It stars clay figurines reenacting Panh and his family’s ordeal, blended with previously unseen archival footage from the era. Read more about this remarkable documentary here.
14.11.2013 | Laura Blum's blog
Cat. : cambodia clay figurines genocide khmer rouge Rithy Panh The Missing Picture Independent