Underplayed Gems

The Last Reel (2014)

The Last Reel poster
Original title
ដុំហ្វីលចុងក្រោយ
Directed by
Kulikar Sotho
Genre
drama film
Country
Cambodia
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A young Cambodian woman discovers an unfinished film from the Khmer Rouge era. Learning about her family’s past forces her to reconcile with hidden traumas. The story weaves together present-day struggles and historical memory.

melancholicnostalgiccontemplativeemotionally resonantslow-burnpoignantintimatevisually understated

What happens

The Last Reel (Khmer: ដុំហ្វីលចុងក្រោយ, Dom Fil Chongkraoy) is a 2014 Cambodian drama film co-produced and directed by Kulikar Sotho and written by Ian Masters. The film was selected as the Cambodian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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