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1. First They Killed My Father (2017)
TV-MA | 136 min | Biography, Drama, History
Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered as a child under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.
Director: Angelina Jolie | Stars: Sareum Srey Moch, Phoeung Kompheak, Sveng Socheata, Mun Kimhak
Votes: 20,416
2. The Oscars (2014 TV Special)
TV-14 | 175 min | Comedy, Music, Reality-TV
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences celebrates the previous year's (2013) achievements in film.
Director: Hamish Hamilton | Stars: Ellen DeGeneres, Anne Hathaway, Barkhad Abdi, Bradley Cooper
Votes: 4,130
3. The Missing Picture (2013)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
Rithy Panh uses clay figures, archival footage, and his narration to recreate the atrocities Cambodia's Khmer Rouge committed between 1975 and 1979.
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Randal Douc, Jean-Baptiste Phou
Votes: 3,515 | Gross: $0.05M
4. Buoyancy (2019)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama
14-year-old Chakra is sold as a slave labourer to the captain of a Thai fishing vessel. The captain's rule on board is cruel and arbitrary.
Director: Rodd Rathjen | Stars: Sarm Heng, Chan Visal, Chheung Vakhim, Terb Sophon
Votes: 1,494
5. S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003)
Unrated | 101 min | Documentary, History, War
A unique documentary on the notorious S-21 prison, today the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with testimony by the only surviving prisoners and former Khmer Rouge guards.
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Khieu 'Poev' Ches, Yeay Cheu, Nhem En, Houy Him
Votes: 1,162 | Gross: $0.02M
6. Un barrage contre le Pacifique (2008)
116 min | Drama
A troubled mother's spirit crumbles when her adult children strike out for independence. Feeling abandoned she contemplates taking drastic action.
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Gaspard Ulliel, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Randal Douc
Votes: 868
7. Holy Lola (2004)
128 min | Drama
The trials and tribulations of a French couple's efforts to adopt an orphan baby in Cambodia.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Jacques Gamblin, Isabelle Carré, Bruno Putzulu, Lara Guirao
Votes: 759
8. White Building (2021)
90 min | Drama
Samnang, 20, faces the demolition of his lifelong home in Phnom Penh and the pressures from family, friends, and neighbors which arise and intersect in this moment of sudden change.
Director: Kavich Neang | Stars: Piseth Chhun, Hout Sithorn, Ok Sokha, Chinnaro Soem
Votes: 398
9. The Gate (2014)
TV-MA | 95 min | Drama
Two decades after forging an unlikely alliance in Pol Pot's Cambodia, a French ethnologist and a former Khmer Rouge official meet again after the latter is arrested for crimes against humanity.
Director: Régis Wargnier | Stars: Raphaël Personnaz, Phoeung Kompheak, Olivier Gourmet, Thanet Thorn
Votes: 375
10. Días de cine (1991– )
60 min | News
Antonio Gasset hosts this show in which recently released movies and DVDs are thoughtfully discussed in a documentary-like way.
Stars: Gerardo Sánchez, Elena S. Sánchez, Antonio Gasset, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Votes: 334
11. The Rice People (1994)
125 min | Drama
In Cambodian refugee camps, when children are asked where rice comes from, they answer, "from UN lorries". They have never seen a rice field. One day, these children will have to learn to ... See full summary »
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Peng Phan, Mom Soth, Chhim Naline, Va Simorn
Votes: 316 | Gross: $0.04M
12. P.O.V. (1988– )
60 min | Documentary
POV, a cinema term for "point of view," is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. Since 1988, POV has presented more than 300 of the best, boldest, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Stacey Abrams, Rashida Tlaib, Lucy McBath, Veronica Escobar
Votes: 244
13. Cinéma, de notre temps (1989– )
Documentary
"Cinema of Our Time" is a documentary series about contemporary filmmakers from around the world, created by Janine Bazin and André S. Labarthe, as a follow-up to the acclaimed initial series "Filmmakers of Our Time" (1964-1972).
Stars: Jean-Claude Dauphin, André S. Labarthe, Jean-François Stévenin, Jean Douchet
Votes: 185
14. One Evening After the War (1998)
108 min | Drama, War
After the end of the Cambodian Civil War, people in Cambodia struggled in their return to their normal lives. Among them is a kick boxer Savannah (Narith Roeun). A survivor of the war, who ... See full summary »
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Chea Lyda Chan, Ratha Keo, Sra N'Gath Kheav, Peng Phan
Votes: 146
15. Graves Without a Name (2018)
115 min | Documentary
In Rithy Panh's latest exploration of the lasting effects of the Cambodian genocide, a 13-year-old boy who loses most of his family begins a search for their graves.Cambodian-born, ... See full summary »
Director: Rithy Panh | Star: Randal Douc
Votes: 119
16. Golden Slumbers (2011)
96 min | Documentary
"Golden Slumbers" is an elegantly assembled and deeply moving remembrance of Cambodian cinema, which shone brightly from 1960 to 1975 .
Director: Davy Chou | Stars: Yvon Hem, Dy Saveth, Liv Sreng, Ly Bun Yim
Votes: 113
17. Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell (2011)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, History
Between 1975 and 1979, the Khmer Rouge regime caused the death of some 1.8 million people, representing one-quarter of the population of Cambodia. Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, was ... See full summary »
Director: Rithy Panh | Star: Kaing Guek Eav
Votes: 111
18. Le papier ne peut pas envelopper la braise (2007)
90 min | Documentary
The film is situated as close as one can get to the life - and thus the spiritual death - of a prostitute.
Director: Rithy Panh
Votes: 111
19. Exil (2016)
77 min | Biography, Drama
Exil is a visionary narration of the exile of Cambodians during the Red Khmer regime, during which the country was renamed Democratic Kampuchea.
Director: Rithy Panh | Star: Randal Douc
Votes: 107
20. Irradiés (2020)
88 min | Documentary
A film about people who have survived the irradiation of war and is recommended to those who believe they are immune to it. An extreme, necessary film that penetrates the eye and heart with unyielding force.
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Rebecca Marder, André Wilms, Bion
Votes: 101
21. Everything Will Be OK (2022)
98 min | Documentary, Fantasy
Animals have enslaved humans and taken over the world. The statues of the past are gone and new ones are erected to suppress the will of the people.
Director: Rithy Panh
Votes: 88
22. The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor (2015)
87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
When Dr. Haing S. Ngor was forced into labor camps by the Khmer Rouge, little did he know he would escape years of torture and recreate his experiences in a film that would win him an ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Dong | Stars: Haing S. Ngor, Jack Ong, Sophia Ngor Demetri, Luan Um Nhean
Votes: 81
24. The Burnt Theatre (2005)
82 min | Documentary, War
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Bopha Chheng, Hoeun Ieng, Rotha Kèv, Sok Ly
Votes: 58
25. Wide Angle (2002–2009)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Daljit Dhaliwal, Amy Hargreaves, Bev Sheehan
Votes: 57
26. The Storm Makers (2014)
Not Rated | 66 min | Documentary, Crime
Aya is a former slave. At the age of 16, the young Cambodian peasant was sold to work as a maid in Malaysia. There, she was exploited during two years without receiving any salary. She was ... See full summary »
Director: Guillaume Suon
Votes: 56
27. Gibier d'élevage (2011)
91 min | Drama, History, War
When an American plane crashes in the Cambodian jungle, the pilot is taken captive by the Khmer Rouge. They instruct the kids of a village to keep an eye on the prisoner. While the younger ... See full summary »
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Cyril Gueï, Jhem Chuop, Soeum Chhoeum, Pruoch Chhoeum
Votes: 44
28. The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan (2010)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
Private McKinley Nolan vanished forty years ago in Vietnam on the Cambodian frontier. Some say he was captured, some say he was a traitor, some even say he was an American operative. The US... See full summary »
Director: Henry Corra
Votes: 43
29. L'invité (2000– )
8 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Patrick Simonin, Xavier Lambrechts, Dominique Wolton, Pierre Perret
Votes: 33
30.
Docs interdits (2011– )
Episode:
La France est Notre Patrie
(2015)
Documentary, History
Director: Rithy Panh
Votes: 33
31. La grande librairie (2008– )
55 min | Talk-Show
Stars: François Busnel, Augustin Trapenard, Amélie Nothomb, Erik Orsenna
Votes: 30
32. Bophana: A Cambodian Tragedy (1996)
60 min | Documentary
Based upon documentation of forced confessions made during the Khmer Rouge era in Cambodia, this film reconstructs the relationship of a young woman, Hout Bophana, and Ly Sitha before they were tortured in executed in 1977.
Director: Rithy Panh
Votes: 29
34. Le cercle de minuit (1992–1999)
100 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Laure Adler, Michel Field, Thierry Jousse, Fabienne Pascaud
Votes: 24
35. Docs interdits (2011– )
60 min | Documentary, History
How do you go about shaping your own identity in this day and age when your surname is Goering, Goebbels, or Himmler? What is daily life like when you have a historically tainted name? ... See full summary »
Stars: Marine Le Pen, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, François Hollande, Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Votes: 22
36. Kulturplatz (2004– )
25 min | Documentary
Stars: Eva Wannenmacher, Nicole Salathé, Nina Brunner, Nino Gadient
Votes: 21
37. 13 heures le journal (1981– )
News
Stars: Elise Lucet, Leïla Kaddour-Boudadi, Nathanaël de Rincquesen, Laurent Delahousse
Votes: 21
38. The Roots Remain (2015)
73 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
In an emotional tribute, Montreal graffiti artist Fonki returns to Cambodia to paint a giant mural of his relatives killed in the genocide. During his time there, he connects with a group ... See full summary »
Directors: Jean-Sébastien Francoeur, Andrew Marchand-Boddy | Stars: Yavana Chhem-Kieth, Kosal Khiev, Peap Tarr, Sok Visal
Votes: 17
39. Le chemin (2017)
91 min | Drama
Camille, a young lady who has joined a Catholic mission in Cambodia and is ready to take her vows, crosses paths along a river and the Angkor ruins with a Cambodian man, Sambath, on a regular basis.
Director: Jeanne Labrune | Stars: Agathe Bonitzer, Randal Douc, Somany Na, Agnès Sénémaud
Votes: 16
40. Red Wedding (2012)
58 min | Documentary
This is a 2012 documentary film co-directed by Lida Chan and Guillaume Suon, which portrays a victim of forced marriage under the Khmer Rouge regime. The film premiered at the 2012 ... See full summary »
Directors: Lida Chan, Guillaume Suon
Votes: 15
41. Lumière sur un massacre (1996– )
50 min
Stars: Sandrine Bonnaire, Peter Hudson, Yvon Back, Mathilde Vitry
Votes: 14
42. 28' (2012– )
28 min | News
Stars: Elisabeth Quin, Jean-Mathieu Pernin, Renaud Dély, Pascal Blanchard
Votes: 13
44. Front Row Flynn (2018– )
Talk-Show
One of Hollywood's most guarded secrets has been revealed. Every week, the biggest stars, and brightest filmmakers sit down with the top entertainment journalists around, to have lively, ... See full summary »
Stars: Scott Mantz, Jenelle Riley, Pete Hammond, Steve Weintraub
Votes: 9
45.
Cinéma, de notre temps (1989– )
Episode:
Souleymane Cissé
(1991)
53 min | Documentary
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Souleymane Cissé, Manthia Diawara
Votes: 8
46. Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot (2024)
90 min | Drama | Completed
Three French journalists travel to Cambodia in 1978 after receiving an invitation from the Khmer Rouge regime, embarking on a perilous adventure.
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Irène Jacob, Grégoire Colin, Cyril Gueï
47. The 2003 European Film Awards (2003 TV Special)
News, Reality-TV
Stars: Denys Arcand, Stefan Arsenijevic, Wolfgang Becker, Mario Bellocchio
48. A Child's Smile (2021)
90 min | Family
It is an extraordinary human history that shows how inspiring, committed women and men have changed, saved the lives of thousands of children, and especially young girls like Botum and ... See full summary »
Director: Jérôme Dolbert | Stars: Sylvie Meritan, Kin Chan Nika, Sophie Dupouy, Muni Neath
49. Life in 24 Frames a Second (2021)
63 min | Documentary
Amidst poverty, abuse and disease, the lives of four filmmakers, united by their abiding love of the movies, who were 'survivors' before becoming maestros of world cinema.
Director: Tiong Guan Saw | Stars: Lav Diaz, Anurag Kashyap, Rithy Panh, John Woo
50. Que la barque se brise, que la jonque s'entrouvre (2001)
87 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Steven Eng, Molica Kheng, Chamroeun Na, Eric Nguyen