The Rice People
In Cambodian refugee camps, when children are asked where rice comes from, they answer, "from UN lorries". They have never seen a rice field. One day, these children will have to learn to live in Cambodia, i.e., they will have to learn to cultivate, to plough, to work the land. Rice people tries to share this way of life, to demonstrate the fragile equilibrium on which it lies and the freedom it represents.
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Released
- 1994
Details
Release year: 1994
Storyline
In Cambodian refugee camps, when children are asked where rice comes from, they answer, "from UN lorries". They have never seen a rice field. One day, these children will have to learn to live in Cambodia, i.e., they will have to learn to cultivate, to plough, to work the land. Rice people tries to share this way of life, to demonstrate the fragile equilibrium on which it lies and the freedom it represents.
Top credits
- Peng Phan — Yim Om, mother
- Mom Soth — Yong Poeuv, father
- Chhim Naline — Sakha, oldest daughter
- Va Simorn — Sokhoeun