FILM DIRECTOR

Rithy Panh

1964 - Today

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Rithy Panh (Khmer: ប៉ាន់ រិទ្ធី; born April 18, 1964) is a Cambodian documentary film director, author and screenwriter. The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. His works are from an authoritative viewpoint, because his family were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1975 by the Khmer Rouge. One after another, his father, mother, sisters and nephews died of starvation or exhaustion, as they were held in a remote labor camp in rural Cambodia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Rithy Panh is the 1,511th most popular film director (up from 1,581st in 2024), the 36th most popular biography from Cambodia and the most popular Cambodian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rithy Panh ranks 1,511 out of 2,041. Before him are Matti Kassila, Neil Burger, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Neill Blomkamp, Susan Seidelman, and Zoltán Huszárik. After him are Brett Ratner, Jay Roach, Daniel Espinosa, A. Edward Sutherland, Cristi Puiu, and Corey Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Rithy Panh ranks 451. Before him are Philippe Montanier, Tony Fernandes, Jordi Arrese, Todd Field, Carlos Aguilera, and Rui Maria de Araújo. After him are Maria Doyle Kennedy, Dunja Mijatović, Kevin Michael Richardson, John Swinney, Eytan Fox, and Sean Pertwee.

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In Cambodia

Among people born in Cambodia, Rithy Panh ranks 36 out of 40. Before him are Penn Nouth (1906), Sam Rainsy (1949), Dith Pran (1942), Pen Sovan (1936), Hun Manet (1977), and François Chau (1959). After him are Somaly Mam (1970), Ros Sopheap (1962), Patricia Hy-Boulais (1965), Chan Vathanaka (1994), Leng Ouch (null), and Bunpichmorakat Kheun (2006).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Cambodia

Among film directors born in Cambodia, Rithy Panh ranks 1. 

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