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The Burnt Theatre

The Burnt Theatre

★ 7.0/10•2005•1h 22m•Documentary•War
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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 theater, the Preah Suramarit National Theater in Phnom Penh.

Rithy Panh · Director

Rithy Panh · Writer

Agnès Sénémaud · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 22m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 9, 2005

Actors

Bopha Chheng

Hoeun Ieng

Rotha Kèv

Sok Ly

Than Nan Doeun

Peng Phan

Pok Dy Rama

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