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Golden Slumbers

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Filmmaker Davy Chou investigates the lost cinematic heritage of Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge destroyed all the movies made between 1960 and 1975.

Critics Reviews

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Sam Weisberg Village Voice Nov 1, 2013
Slumbers excels because it trusts the audience to imagine its own version of Phnom Penh's golden age. Go to Full Review Kalvin Henely Slant Magazine Oct 30, 2013
3/4
It puts value back on people who've historically been undervalued, both by the Khmer Rouge and, by lack of mention, cinema history at large. Go to Full Review Nicolas Rapold New York Times Oct 30, 2013
3/5
Mr. Chou taps into something profound about the dream life of a nation ... Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Sep 22, 2023
Golden Slumbers provides a memento of their lost screen renaissance... Go to Full Review Glenn Dunks The Film Experience May 2, 2021
B
Not only does it seek to understand what makes film such a special medium for so many people ... but Golden Slumbers also explores what it has meant for the Cambodian people to have their filmed history systematically erased and abandoned. Go to Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse Apr 13, 2020
"Golden Slumbers" is a great documentary, focusing on a topic that could be easily forgotten if not for this film, and in that fashion, truly fulfils one of the main purposes of the medium, to retain memory. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Mar 31, 2013 sombre and poignant re-collection of a lost generation of Cambodian cinema, with only interviews of surviving personnel, photos, locations, and fortunately, the music, to hint of a great legacy that was thoroughly destroyed by the ravages of war. great pity indeed. See more Sep 2, 2012 Poignant tales of lost Khmer film industry; sadly, archive shortage results not in brevity, but endless travelogue padding. See more Aug 14, 2012 Golden, and very slumbery. As advertised. #MIFF2012 See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Davy Chou

Director

Rithy Panh

Producer

Jacky Goldberg

Producer

Thomas Favel

Cinematographer

Laurent Leveneur

Film Editing

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Davy Chou investigates the lost cinematic heritage of Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge destroyed all the movies made between 1960 and 1975.
Director
Davy Chou
Producer
Rithy Panh, Jacky Goldberg
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Khmer
Runtime
1h 36m
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