The People of Angkor

The People of Angkor
Directed by	Rithy Panh
Written by	Rithy Panh
Cinematography	Prum Mesa
Edited by	Isabelle Roudy Marie-Christine Rougerie
Music by	Marc Marder
Release date	2003 (2003)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Cambodia France
Language	Khmer

The People of Angkor (French: Les Gens d'Angkor) is a 2003 French-Cambodian documentary film directed by Rithy Panh. It was exhibited at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival in 2005 and had its US premiere at the Tribeca Festival.[1]

Content

The film follows a young Cambodian boy around the temples of Angkor Wat as older men tell him about the legends depicted on the walls, and tourists tour the site.

Reception

The People of Angkor was called "the most original film ever made about Angkor".[2] The way the film focused attentively on the importance of spoken word was noted in a review in Trafic.[3] In a similar manner, Les Inrockuptibles praised the sense of silence in the film.[4]

References

1. "The People of Angkor | 2004 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
2. Tertrais, Hugues (2008). Angkor VIIIe-XXIe siècle: mémoire et identité khmères (in French). Autrement. ISBN 978-2-7467-1076-4.
3. Trafic (in French). P.O.L. 2006.
4. Les inrockuptibles (in French). Editions Indépendantes. 2004.

External links

• The People of Angkor at IMDb