Swimming to Cambodia

Swimming to Cambodia

1987 · 85 min · EN · 6.3 (19 votes)
Dir. Jonathan Demme · Starring Spalding Gray, Sam Waterston, Ira Wheeler · Music Laurie Anderson
ComedyDocumentary

Spalding Gray sits behind a desk throughout the entire film and recounts his exploits and chance encounters while playing a minor role in the film 'The Killing Fields'. At the same time, he gives a background to the events occurring in Cambodia at the time the film was set.

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A master storyteller unpacks a journey through Southeast Asia and his own life. It's a thoughtful, often hilarious, and deeply personal reflection delivered with disarming wit and profound insight.

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