In the 70's, a Cambodian middle-class girl sees the lives of her family and her turning upside-down when the Khmer Rouge invades the Cambodia. They leave their comfortable apartment and lifestyle to live in a primitive working camp. Her father, a former officer, is killed and the family splits to survive.Written by
Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, who attended the premiere, has a deep interest in art and culture, focused on ballet and classical Cambodian dance. His late father, former King Norodom Sihanouk, produced, wrote, directed and sometimes even acted in more than two dozen films made when he was in and out of power. Sihamoni once acted himself in My Village at Sunset (1994), directed by his father. See more »
Goofs
From 1975 to 1979, people had only skin cover their bone due to heavily overwork and starvation. Most of the scenes from movie show people still healthy with no lack of food or nutrient. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Richard Nixon:
[on broadcast TV]
Cambodia, a small country of 7 million people, has been a neutral nation since the Geneva agreement of 1954. American policy since then has been to scrupulously respect the neutrality of the Cambodian people.
British Reporter:
[standing with troops]
The Vietnamese armies on the south side of the river appear to be indifferent to the contest.
Cambodian Politician:
Under the pretext that there is a war necessity, they come into Cambodia.
Field Reporter:
Are you glad to be in Cambodia?
Soldier:
Negative. No.
Radio Reporter:
The principle casualties ...
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The United Nations and the West should have given to Vietnam an apology, they had accused Vietnam of invading Cambodia but in fact we have helped them to escape the genocide of the Khmer Rouge. And about the film, it's like some narrative lines of a child, it can't describe entirely the cruelty of Khmer Rouge but we can understand - it's memory of a child
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The United Nations and the West should have given to Vietnam an apology, they had accused Vietnam of invading Cambodia but in fact we have helped them to escape the genocide of the Khmer Rouge. And about the film, it's like some narrative lines of a child, it can't describe entirely the cruelty of Khmer Rouge but we can understand - it's memory of a child