Bophana: A Cambodian Tragedy (1996)

Original title

Bophana, une tragédie cambodgienne

Directed by

Rithy Panh

Genre

docudrama

Country

Cambodia, France

Runtime

1h

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This docudrama tells the true story of Hout Bophana, a young woman who fell in love and wrote letters during the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. It intertwines her personal experiences with the larger tragedy of that period in the country's history.

somberreflectivemelancholicslow-pacedintimatepoignantquietly devastatinghistorical

What happens

Bophana: A Cambodian Tragedy (French: Bophana, une tragédie cambodgienne) is a 1996 French-Cambodian made-for-television docudrama directed by Rithy Panh. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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