The Missing Picture

The Missing Picture
Film poster
Directed byRithy Panh
Written byRithy Panh
Christophe Bataille
Produced byCatherine Dussart
Narrated byRandal Douc
Jean-Baptiste Phou[1]
CinematographyPrum Mesa
Edited byRithy Panh
Marie-Christine Rougerie
Music byMarc Marder
Distributed byLes Acacias (France)
Release dates
  • 19 May 2013 (2013-05-19) (Cannes)
  • 21 October 2015 (2015-10-21) (France)
Running time
92 minutes
CountriesCambodia
France[2]
LanguageFrench[3]

The Missing Picture (French: L'Image manquante) is a 2013 Cambodian-French[4] documentary film directed by Rithy Panh about the Khmer Rouge regime and Cambodian genocide.[5] Approximately half of the film is news and documentary footage, while the other half uses clay figurines to dramatise the genocide's impact and aftermath on Cambodian people and society.[3][6]

It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival[7] where it won the top prize.[8] It was also screened in the World Cinema section at the 2013 Cinemanila International Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Prize.[9] It won Best Documentary at the 21st Lumières Awards and was nominated for Best Documentary Film at the 41st César Awards as well as for Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.[10][11][12]

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  2. ^ "The Missing Picture". Screen International. 20 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Oscars: best foreign film contenders". BBC News. 21 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Cannes Film Review: 'The Missing Picture'". Variety. 30 May 2013.
  5. ^ Young, Neil (23 May 2013). "The Missing Picture (L'Image manquante): Cannes Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  6. ^ "The Missing Picture – review". The Guardian. 28 February 2014.
  7. ^ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  8. ^ Richford, Rhonda (26 May 2013). "Cannes: 'The Missing Picture' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Cinemanila 2013 winners awarded Saturday night". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  10. ^ "France's Lumiere Awards: 'Mustang' Takes Top Honors". The Hollywood Reporter. 8 February 2016.
  11. ^ "'Golden Years,' 'Marguerite,' 'Dheepan,' 'Mustang' Lead Cesar Nominations". Variety. 27 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Oscars: Main nominations 2014". BBC News. Retrieved 16 January 2014.