Rithy Panh
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The native form of this personal name is Panh Rithy. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
In this Cambodian name, the surname is Panh. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Rithy.
Rithy Panh (Khmer: ប៉ាន់ រិទ្ធី; born April 18, 1964) is a Cambodian documentary film director and screenwriter.
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Born | Panh Rithy (1964-04-18) April 18, 1964 (age 59) |
Citizenship | Cambodia • France |
Education | Institut des hautes études cinématographiques |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1989–present |
Awards | Un Certain Regard[1] Albert Londres Prize Joseph Kessel Prize |
Website | Bophana: Audio Visual Resource Center – Cambodia |
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The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. Rithy Panh's works are from an authoritative viewpoint, because his family were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1975 by the Khmer Rouge. One after another, his father, mother, sisters and nephews died of starvation or exhaustion, as they were held in a remote labor camp in rural Cambodia.