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Meeting With Pol Pot

Thursday, March 6, 2025
6:30 PM 9:00 PM

Alliance Française de Chicago 54 West Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL, 60654 United States (map)

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MEETING WITH POL POT

RSVP REQUIRED (TICKETS AVAILABLE SOON)

FRANCOPHONIE 2025 SCREENING
France, Cambodia, Taiwan, Qatar, Turkey | Drama | 2024 | 112 mins.
In French and Cambodian w/ English subtitles

DIRECTOR: Rithy Panh
WRITERS: Pierre Erwan Guillaume, Rithy Panh
STARRING: Irène Jacob, Grégoire Colin, Cyril Gueï, Bunhok Lim, Chhel Chamrong, Roeun Narith

SYNOPSIS:

This is the Cambodian-French director’s fourth submission to the Oscars including a nomination in 2013 for THE MISSING PICTURE. The film is inspired by journalist Elizabeth Becker’s book WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER and follows three French people: two journalists and an academic, travel to Democratic Kampuchea in 1978, in the midst of Pol Pot's dictatorship after accepting an invitation from the regime, embarking on a dangerous journey to the heart of the brutal government.

The film first showed in May 2024 at Cannes in Premiere and also screened in competition at Mediterrane festival.

Please Note: Ticketing for this free screening does not guarantee entry. Entry is on a first-come, first-serve basis and subject to available seating.

RSVP REQUIRED (TICKETS AVAILABLE SOON)

Thursday, March 6, 2025
6:30 p.m.
Doors open 30 minutes before screening.

Location:
Alliance Française de Chicago
54 W Chicago Ave Chicago, IL 60610

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