Taniec Pol Pota
Directed by Enrique Sánchez Lansch5 grudnia 2024 1 h 42 minDokumentalny, Historyczny
6.9
A star dancer at the Cambodian royal court lovingly raises her husband's little brother as her own son. Decades later, as a forced laborer under the oppressive rule of Khmer Rouge, she discovers that her foster son is none other than Pol Pot. The mass purges of the regime (spanning from 1975 to 1979 - Pol Pot annihilated 25% of Cambodia's population) are intertwined with painful memories of the relatives of the bloodthirsty dictator, who today stage an impressive dance performance depicting an encounter between the leader of the Khmer Rouge and his foster mother. In this stunning documentary, valuable archival material is seamlessly combined with the images of the dancers, the traditional costumes, and the descriptions of the deep significance behind this major cultural expression of the Cambodian people, offering a flawless outcome, one that is profoundly melancholic, beautiful, and yet at the same time tragic. Art serves as pain relief for the greatest open wounds of History.
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Taniec Pol Pota was released on 5 grudnia 2024.
Taniec Pol Pota was directed by Enrique Sánchez Lansch.
Taniec Pol Pota has a runtime of 1 h 42 min.
Taniec Pol Pota was produced by Arne Birkenstock, Laryssa Stone.
A star dancer at the Cambodian royal court lovingly raises her husband's little brother as her own son. Decades later, as a forced laborer under the oppressive rule of Khmer Rouge, she discovers that her foster son is none other than Pol Pot. The mass purges of the regime (spanning from 1975 to 1979 - Pol Pot annihilated 25% of Cambodia's population) are intertwined with painful memories of the relatives of the bloodthirsty dictator, who today stage an impressive dance performance depicting an encounter between the leader of the Khmer Rouge and his foster mother. In this stunning documentary, valuable archival material is seamlessly combined with the images of the dancers, the traditional costumes, and the descriptions of the deep significance behind this major cultural expression of the Cambodian people, offering a flawless outcome, one that is profoundly melancholic, beautiful, and yet at the same time tragic. Art serves as pain relief for the greatest open wounds of History.
The key characters in Taniec Pol Pota are Self (King Sisowath of Cambodia), Self (Sophiline Cheam Shapiro), Self (King Sisowath Monivong of Cambodia).
Taniec Pol Pota is a Dokumentalny, Historyczny film.
Taniec Pol Pota has an audience rating of 6.9 out of 10.