Festival 3 Continents
Compétition internationale
46th edition
NOV. 15>23, 2024, Nantes France

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Rice People
(Neak Sre)

by Rithy PANH

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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

  • 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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