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The Burnt Theatre
The Burnt Theatre
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THE BURNT THEATRE

Les artistes du Théâtre Brûlé

Directed by Rithy Panh
Cambodia, France, 2005
Documentary

Synopsis

A blend of fact and fiction, based on the actual lives of the actors, the film depicts a troupe of actors and dancers struggling to practice their art in the burned-out shell of Cambodia’s former national theatre, the Preah Suramarit National Theatre in Phnom Penh.

Synopsis

A blend of fact and fiction, based on the actual lives of the actors, the film depicts a troupe of actors and dancers struggling to practice their art in the burned-out shell of Cambodia’s former national theatre, the Preah Suramarit National Theatre in Phnom Penh.