Funan
| Funan | |
|---|---|
| Director | Denis Do |
| Format | Feature |
| Film type | Fiction |
| First released | 2018 |
| Original language | French |
| Production country | France, Luxembourg, Belgium |
| Running time | 84 minutes |
| Subjects | Film & Moving Image; History & Remembrance; Family & Intergenerational Life |
| Creator pages | Denis Do |
Funan is a feature fiction directed by Denis Do, first released in 2018. (Wikipedia)
Synopsis
This animated period drama follows Chou, a Cambodian woman searching for her son after he is separated from the family during the Khmer Rouge's forced evacuation of Phnom Penh in 1975. The film depicts the family's forced labor, separation, starvation and attempts to escape to Thailand. The original-language version is principally in French. (Wikipedia)
Production and credits
The film premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 11 June 2018 and won the festival's Cristal for a Feature Film. It was based on Denis Do's research and his mother's memories, with Chou based on his mother. (Wikipedia; IMDb)