Rice People

Rice People (1994)

អ្នកស្រែ

A poor, rural Cambodian family slowly disintegrates during the cycle of a single rice crop.

Date of release
1994-05-26
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (10)
Runtime
2h 5m
Genres
Drama
Director
Rithy Panh

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: No Harvest But A Thorn
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Rice People is a 1994 Cambodian drama film directed and co-written by Rithy Panh. Adapted from the 1966 novel Ranjau Sepanjang Jalan, by Malaysian author Shahnon Ahmad, which is set in the Malaysian state of Kedah, Rice People is the story of a rural family in post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia, struggling to bring in a single season's rice crop. It was filmed in the Cambodian village of Kamreang, in the Kien Svay and Boeung Thom areas of Kandal Province near Phnom Penh, on the banks of the Mekong River. The cast features both professional and non-professional actors.

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