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RUNTIME
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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Funan
"Cambodia, April 1975"
2019 1h 24m FR
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6.9
SOLID
★6.9TMDB · 74
AnimationDramaHistory
Synopsis
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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…
“Cambodia, April 1975”
Cast
Bérénice Bejo
Chou (voice)
Louis Garrel
Khuon (voice)
Colette Kieffer
Nay / Radio Voice (voice)
Aude-Laurence Clermont Biver
Chan (voice)
Brice Montagne
Meng (voice)
Franck Sasonoff
Chief Khmer Rouge (voice)
Hervé Sogne
Virak (voice)
Maxime Baudoin
Hout (voice)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Denis Do
- Writers
- Magali Pouzol, Denis Do
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- Belgium, Cambodia, France, Luxembourg
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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ERA
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Released 7 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 4 countries: Belgium, Cambodia, France, Luxembourg.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Thibault Kienz Agyeman. 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 Laurent Prim 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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Bérénice Bejo and Louis Garrel and Colette Kieffer carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Cambodia, April 1975".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt6342440 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Denis Do directs. Thibault Kienz Agyeman scores. Laurent Prim cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, Cambodia, France, Luxembourg. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 7 years ago.
- 3International production across 4 countries: Belgium, Cambodia, France, Luxembourg.
- 4Original score by Thibault Kienz Agyeman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Laurent Prim shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Bérénice Bejo and Louis Garrel and Colette Kieffer carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Cambodia, April 1975".
- 8IMDB entry: tt6342440 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 11 themes, including "cambodia", "husband wife relationship", "1970s", "based on true story".
The technical file
- Original score
- Thibault Kienz Agyeman
- Editing
- Laurent Prim
- Runtime
- 84 min · 1h 24m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
- IMDB
- Funan (2019)
Awards
- Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Denis Do
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Bac Cinema
LU
Les Films d'Ici
FR
Lunanime
BE
- IT
ithinkasia
KH
WebSpider Productions
FR
- EP
Epuar
Amopix
FR
- GA
Gaoshan Pictures
Special Touch Studios
FR
Key crew
- Art DirectionMichaël Crouzart
- Co-ProducerJustin Stewart
- Co-ProducerMathieu Rolin
- Supervising Animation DirectorÉléonore Guerra
- ProducerSébastien Onomo
- Sound MixerMichel Schillings
- Co-ProducerArnauld Boulard
- Co-ProducerGilles Sitbon
- Sound EngineerMichel Schillings
- Additional WritingElise Trinh
- Sound EditorNicolas Leroy
- EditorLaurent Prim
- Co-ProducerAnnemie Degryse
- Co-ProducerDavid Tioulong Grumbach
- Sound EditorNicolas Tran-Trong
- Graphic DesignerMichaël Crouzart
- Co-ProducerLouise Génis Cosserat
- Casting DirectorNilton Martins
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- cambodia
- husband wife relationship
- 1970s
- based on true story
- family relationships
- struggle for survival
- communism
- labor camp
- starvation
- khmer rouge
- kampuchea
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2018-10-20· Animation Is Film Festival
- Premiere2019-09-12· Cambodia Town Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2019-06-07
Also known as
International titles
- Funan : le peuple nouveauFR
- Funan: The New PeopleFR
