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The People of Angkor

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The People of Angkor
Directed byRithy Panh
Written byRithy Panh
CinematographyPrum Mesa
Edited byIsabelle Roudy
Marie-Christine Rougerie
Music byMarc Marder
Release date
  • 2003 (2003)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesCambodia
France
LanguageKhmer

The People of Angkor, or Les Gens d'Angkor, is a 2003 French-Cambodian documentary film directed by Rithy Panh. It was exhibited at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival in 2005.

The film follows a young Cambodian boy around the temples of Angkor Wat as older men tell him about the legends depicted on the walls, and tourists tour the site.