Cambodia, once the ancient kingdom of Funan, April 17th, 1975. The entire country falls under the tyranny of Angkar, the communist party of the Khmer Rouge. The cities are abandoned, the population is thrown to the roads and forced to walk towards an uncertain future…
Direction
Do's restraint lets horror speak through silence.
Writing
Personal history transformed into universal nightmare.
Director
Denis Do
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Denis Do based the film on his own mother's experiences; she was separated from her family during the Khmer Rouge regime.
The title references Funan, Cambodia's first kingdom — a bitter irony as the film documents its modern destruction.
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