Rice People
| Rice People | |
|---|---|
| Director | Rithy Panh |
| Format | Feature |
| Film type | Fiction |
| First released | 1994 |
| Original language | Khmer |
| Production country | Cambodia, France, Switzerland, Germany |
| Running time | 125 minutes |
| Subjects | Film & Moving Image; Family & Intergenerational Life; Work & Livelihoods |
| Creator pages | Rithy Panh |
Rice People is a feature fiction directed by Rithy Panh, first released in 1994. (Wikipedia)
Synopsis
A rural Cambodian family struggles to bring in a single season’s rice crop after the Khmer Rouge period. When the father dies from an infected thorn wound and the mother is unable to manage the household, their oldest daughter assumes responsibility for the rice crop and her six sisters. (Wikipedia)
Production and credits
The film premiered in the main competition at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and was submitted to the 67th Academy Awards, making it the first Cambodian film submitted as a possible Best Foreign Language Film nominee. It was filmed in Kandal Province near Phnom Penh, with both professional and non-professional actors. (Wikipedia; IMDb)