Le papier ne peut pas envelopper la braise
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Le papier ne peut pas envelopper la braise (Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers) is a 2007
French
-Cambodian
documentary film
directed by Rithy Panh
.
In this film, the director examines prostitution
in Cambodia
.
, where it was in competition in the creative documentaries section. The film was then screened in March at the Cinéma du réel - International Documentary Film Festival in Paris
. It was then was broadcast on French television on March 30, 2007 and received a theatrical release in France on March 31, 2007.
Le papier ne peut pas envelopper la braise won the Magnolia Award for Social Documentary (silver) at the Shanghai Television Festival.
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
French
Cinema of France
The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
-Cambodian
Cinema of Cambodia
Cinema in Cambodia began in the 1950s, and many films were being screened in theaters throughout the country by the 1960s, which are regarded as the "golden age"...
documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Rithy Panh
Rithy Panh
Rithy Panh is an internationally and critically acclaimed Cambodian documentary film director and screenwriter.The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia...
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In this film, the director examines prostitution
Prostitution
Prostitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms, including a "john". Prostitution is one of...
in Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
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Release
The film premiered in January 2007 at the International Festival of Audiovisual Programs in BiarritzBiarritz
Biarritz is a city which lies on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast, in south-western France. It is a luxurious seaside town and is popular with tourists and surfers....
, where it was in competition in the creative documentaries section. The film was then screened in March at the Cinéma du réel - International Documentary Film Festival in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. It was then was broadcast on French television on March 30, 2007 and received a theatrical release in France on March 31, 2007.
Le papier ne peut pas envelopper la braise won the Magnolia Award for Social Documentary (silver) at the Shanghai Television Festival.