Funan

Funan

2019 · 84 min · FR · 7.0 (60 votes)
Dir. Denis Do · Starring Bérénice Bejo, Louis Garrel, Colette Kieffer, Aude-Laurence Clermont Biver, Brice Montagne, Franck Sasonoff · Music Thibault Kienz Agyeman

Cambodia, April 1975

AnimationDramaHistory

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…

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A gut-wrenching animated testament to the human spirit's endurance against unimaginable horrors. It's a stark, unflinching look at survival, family, and the devastating impact of political upheaval, leaving a profound emotional imprint.

harrowingdevastatingresilientsomberunflinchingsteadyanimated dramahistorical realismgrittyintensesurvivalfamilylossresiliencehistorical trauma
cambodiahusband wife relationship1970sbased on true storyfamily relationshipsstruggle for survivalcommunismstarvationwork campkhmer rougekampuchea
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