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Released 12 years ago.
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The Gate
2014 1h 35m FR
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6.0
MID
★6.0TMDB · 15
Drama
Synopsis
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Two decades after forging an unlikely alliance in Pol Pot's Cambodia, a French ethnologist and a former Khmer Rouge official meet again after the latter is arrested for crimes against humanity.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Raphaël Personnaz
Bizot
Phoeung Kompheak
Duch
Olivier Gourmet
Thanet Thorn
Neang
Boren Chhith
Lay
Rathana Soth
Phuong
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Régis Wargnier
- Writers
- Antoine Audouard, Régis Wargnier
- Languages
- French, Khmer
- Countries
- France, Belgium, Cambodia
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Khmer.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: France, Belgium, Cambodia.
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Régis Wargnier, shot by Renaud Chassaing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Yann Malcor 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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Raphaël Personnaz and Phoeung Kompheak and Olivier Gourmet carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt3480146 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Régis Wargnier directs. Renaud Chassaing behind the camera. Yann Malcor cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Belgium, Cambodia. Dialogue in French, Khmer.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 12 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Khmer.
- 3International production across 3 countries: France, Belgium, Cambodia.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Régis Wargnier, shot by Renaud Chassaing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Editor Yann Malcor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Raphaël Personnaz and Phoeung Kompheak and Olivier Gourmet carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt3480146 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Renaud Chassaing
- Editing
- Yann Malcor
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6,200,000
- Original language
- FR
- IMDB
- The Gate (2014)
Also by
Régis Wargnier
Production companies
Who made it
- BO
Bophana Production
KH
SCOPE Pictures
BE
- LE
Les Films du Cap
FR
Key crew
- AuthorFrançois Bizot
- EditorYann Malcor
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- cambodia
- angkor wat
- khmer rouge
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2014-12-17
