Un soir après la guerre

Dec 16 1998 N/A 1h 48m
Drama, War

Set in the newly-pacified Phnom Penh, this film is about the return to civilian life of Cambodian soldiers.

Plot

After the end of the Cambodian Civil War, people in Cambodia struggled in their return to their normal lives. Among them is a kick boxer Savannah (Narith Roeun). A survivor of the war, who lost most of his family to the horrors of the Khmer Rouge, he lives with his uncle in Phnom Penh. Savannah begins a romance with a 19-year-old bar girl, Srey Poeuv (Chea Lyda Chan). She is humiliated by her debts to the bar's owner, and is forced to keep working. Savannah wants to help Srey clear her debt, so he teams up with an ex-soldier and plans a crime that could net him some money.

Written by

Ève Deboise, Rithy Panh

Directed by

Rithy Panh

Production Countries

Switzerland, Cambodia, France, Belgium

Production Companies

Direction du cinéma au Cambodge, Thelma Film, La Sept Cinéma, JBA Production

Languages

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
153
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA