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Released 13 years ago.
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The Missing Picture
2013 1h 35m FR
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7.2
SOLID
★7.2TMDB · 102
Documentary
Synopsis
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Rithy Panh uses clay figures, archival footage, and his narration to recreate the atrocities Cambodia's Khmer Rouge committed between 1975 and 1979.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Randal Douc
Narrator (voice)
Jean-Baptiste Phou
Narrator (voice)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rithy Panh
- Writers
- Christophe Bataille, Rithy Panh
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- Belgium, Cambodia, France
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Belgium, Cambodia, France.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Rithy Panh, shot by Prum Mésar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Marc Marder. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Rithy Panh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Randal Douc and Jean-Baptiste Phou carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2852470 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Rithy Panh directs. Prum Mésar behind the camera. Marc Marder scores. Rithy Panh cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, Cambodia, France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 13 years ago.
- 2International production across 3 countries: Belgium, Cambodia, France.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Rithy Panh, shot by Prum Mésar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Marc Marder. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Rithy Panh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Randal Douc and Jean-Baptiste Phou carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt2852470 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Prum Mésar
- Original score
- Marc Marder
- Editing
- Rithy Panh
- Production design
- Rithy Panh
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $76,933
- Original language
- FR
Awards
- Un Certain Regard
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Rithy Panh
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Angoa-Agicoa
FR
PROCIREP
FR
MEDIA Programme of the European Union
BE
La Région Île-de-France
FR
Catherine Dussart Productions
FR
- BO
Bophana Production
KH
CNC
FR
ARTE France Cinéma
FR
Key crew
- Production DesignRithy Panh
- ProducerCatherine Dussart
- EditorRithy Panh
- Assistant DirectorNarith Roeun
- EditorMarie-Christine Rougerie
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- cambodia
- killing fields
- genocide
- clay
- khmer rouge
- claymation
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2014-03-19
Also known as
International titles
- L'Immagine MancanteIT
- La imagen perdidaES
