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The Missing Picture

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The Missing Picture
DirectorRithy Panh
FormatFeature
Film typeDocumentary
First released2013
Original languageFrench
Production countryCambodia, France
Running time92 minutes
SubjectsFilm & Moving Image; History & Remembrance
Creator pagesRithy Panh

The Missing Picture is a feature documentary directed by Rithy Panh, first released in 2013. (Wikipedia)

Synopsis

The Missing Picture portrays the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 through archival footage, animation and clay dioramas. Directed by Rithy Panh, who lived through the regime as a child, the film addresses genocide, the loss of cultural identity and the reconstruction of personal and collective memory. (Wikipedia)

Production and credits

The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the top prize. It won Best Documentary at the 21st Lumière Awards and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. (Wikipedia; IMDb)

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