Rithy Panh’s film portrays his memories of living in a Khmer Rouge labor camp. Realizing he didn’t have any photographs that might help to paint a picture of the horrors of genocide, he used ceramic figures to depict his lost childhood while providing eloquent testimony to his family’s tragedy.
Rithy Panh’s film portrays his memories of living in a Khmer Rouge labor camp. Realizing he didn’t have any photographs that might help to paint a picture of the horrors of genocide, he used ceramic figures to depict his lost childhood while providing eloquent testimony to his family’s tragedy.