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    MEETING WITH POL POT

    Directed by Rithy Panh
    Cambodia | 112 minutes | North American Premiere | Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film

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Eager to restore their image, the Khmer Rouge invite three French journalists to tour the Cambodian countryside and interview the regime's leader, Pol Pot. The journalists, however, uncover the stark reality behind the propaganda, leading to a far more perilous journey than anticipated.

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Director: Rithy Panh
Producers: Catherine Dussart, Rithy Panh, Justine O., Roger Huang, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Hanaa Issa, Mehmet Zahid Sobaci, Muhammed Ziyad Varol, Mirsad Purivatra, Jovan Marjanović, Georges-Marc Benamou
Screenwriter: Pierre Erwan Guillaume, Rithy Panh
Cinematographers: Aymerick Pilarski, Mesa Prum
Editor: Rithy Panh, Matthieu Laclau
Music: Marc Marder
Cast: Irène Jacob, Grégoire Colin, Cyril Gueï, Bunhok Lim, Somaline Mao
Country: Cambodia
Language: In French and Khmer with English subtitles
Year: 2024
Running Time: 112 minutes
Premiere Status: North American Premiere
Director Filmography: Graves Without a Name (2018), The Missing Picture (PSIFF 2014), Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell (2011), The Sea Wall (PSIFF 2009), S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003)
Primary Company: Strand Releasing
Contact Email: bookings@strandreleasing.com

Film Festival 2025