France Is Our Mother Country

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Documentary

Overview

If you would like to witness the forces of colonialism in brute action, Rithy Panh’s extraordinary new film provides the long view. A masterpiece of editing, the film assembles archival footage and antiqued title cards into a wordless recapturing of the Indochinese Empire, beginning with the early days of French occupation. In this prelapsarian age, everything is golden with promise. Ladies, in empire waist gowns and enormous hats, throw candies to local children. Great steamships carry French culture abroad, and the Tricolore flag flies on high.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 21, 2015
Original language: French
Spoken languages: French
Countries: France, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Director: Rithy Panh
Writer: Christophe Bataille
Producer: Catherine Dussart
Music: Marc Marder
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt4386192