| The Land of Wandering Souls | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rithy Panh |
| Written by | Rithy Panh |
| Produced by | Cati Couteau |
| Cinematography | Prum Mesa |
| Edited by | Isabelle Roudy Marie-Christine Rougerie |
| Music by | Marc Marder |
| Distributed by | INA |
Release dates | United Kingdom: August 19, 2000 France: March 10, 2001 Australia: August 11, 2001 Canada: October 2, 2001 United States: August 1, 2002 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Cambodia France |
| Language | Khmer |
The Land of the Wandering Souls, or La terre des âmes errantes, is a 2000 French-Cambodian documentary film directed by Rithy Panh.
Synopsis[edit]
The film follows a Cambodian family as they work to dig a trench across Cambodia to lay the country's first optical fiber cable, depicting their hardships.
At one point during their excavation, the workers uncover a killing field, a remnant of the genocidal purges of the Khmer Rouge.
Reception[edit]
The Land of the Wandering Souls premiered at the 2000 Edinburgh International Film Festival. It went on to screen at around a dozen other film festivals, winning numerous awards, including:
- Banff Rockie Award for best social and political documentary at the Banff World Television Festival.
- Golden Gate Award for best current events film or video at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
- Best documentary feature (honorable mention) at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
- The Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.
The film was also featured on "Wide Angle", a Public Broadcasting Service television series.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Land of Wandering Souls". Public Broadcasting Service. 2002-08-01. Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2007-07-14.
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