FUNAN

Director: Denis Do

2019, France/Luxembourg/Belgium, 84, *this film is not suitable for children*

 

Animated films have the greatest ability to bring audiences on voyages to places we have never dreamed of. Funan takes us into the past, and the memories of French/Cambodian director Denis Do during the infamous reign of the Khmer Rouge It follows a city woman named Chou (based on Do’s mother) and her quest to locate her young son, and escape to safety in Thailand.

Winner, Top Jury Prize, Annecy Festival of Animation.