SummaryRithy Panh uses clay figures, archival footage, and narration to revisit the atrocities committed by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge between 1975 and 1979.
Directed By:Rithy Panh
Written By:Rithy Panh, Christophe Bataille
The Missing Picture
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Universal Acclaim
87
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Generally Favorable
7.6
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
87
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Apr 4, 2014
100
In his own profound and ingenious way, Panh has brought the pictures and the thoughts together again.
Mar 18, 2014
100
Either via clay dolls or fragile flesh, the truth is unmissable—as is Panh’s film itself.
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Generally Favorable
7.6
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Apr 25, 2016
9
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May 15, 2014
9
The missing picture is a an eye opening movie to the atrocities that happened in the 1970's in Cambodia. The story is narrated in a stop motion way with small clay-made figures but the figures never move. Despite the inherent unrealistic sense that a clay figures generally impose on a movie, The Missing Picture does not fail to capture the horrendous crimes shown in this movie. The movie is well directed and the narrator voice adds a personal connection to the story. This movie is heartbreaking, and provocative at the same time. It is very easy to emotionally manipulate the audience when the story of a movie is heartbreaking but the Missing Picture does not manipulate the audience. It opens a window to one of the darkest periods in history of mankind. This window is eye-opening and discomforting but reminds us of what we are capable of doing once we ignore the basic rights and dignity of individuals.
Mar 18, 2014
90
This film confirms that Panh approaches the past not as a historian, but as an artist, and an exceptionally vital one at that.
Apr 16, 2014
83
The Missing Picture feels akin to last year's great documentary, "The Act of Killing."
Mar 21, 2014
75
As an examination of memory and experience and how they shape us, The Missing Picture is meaningful beyond its specific subject matter.
Oct 3, 2013
70
A deliberately distanced but often harrowing vision of a living hell.
Feb 19, 2014
9
The film itself is truly a work of artistry, pushing boundaries on documentaries using a combination of clay figures and old footages. Not only does it tell the story of one of humanity's darkest period through the director's collection of memories but it reminds us that history is part of the present and we must learn from it and respect it. Only then can we move forward.
Mar 25, 2014
2
Do not waste your time watching this movie. This is a documentary about one of the darkest atrocities in history of mankind, Cambodian genocide known as the Khmer Rouge regime. The creators of the film used a combination of old chronicles and static clay figures. It was an interesting attempt but the result is monotonous, boring and dull. The movie did not appeal to me neither artistically, nor emotionally, nor intellectually. The fact that the movie was nominated for Oscar as the Best Foreign movie is appalling to me. I guess Political Correctness rules at Hollywood.
Production Company:
- Catherine Dussart Productions (CDP)
- ARTE
- Bophana Production
- La Région Île-de-France
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep)
- Angoa-Agicoa
Release Date:Oct 4, 2013
Duration:1 h 32 m
Tagline:Winner of Un Certain Regard at Cannes
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
International Cinephile Society Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Ghent International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
