The Franco-Cambodian director Rithy Panh in a word, a gesture and a silence


The Franco-Cambodian director Rithy Panh in a word, a gesture and a silence.

A refugee in France after suffering terror in Cambodia, the orphan has become a master of the 7th art. For Rithy Panh, cinema is a battle against obscurantism. A fight in which he turns, diverts and turns the images. A survivor of the genocide perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge, the award-winning filmmaker at the Cannes and Berlin festivals has dedicated his life to exploring violence and trauma, S21Passing by The missing picture and The nameless tombsuntil Everything Will Be OK.

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