POL POT DANCING
Germany, Norway 2023 – Director: Enrique Sánchez Lansch – Original language: English, Khmer – Subtitles: English – Length: 99 min.
There were only a few dancers who were able to pass on the precious tradition of classical dance after the dictatorship in Cambodia. The dictator Pol Pot had a complex relationship to the artform during his reign of terror. Through impressive dance sequences, the film takes up national and family histories and stresses the importance of dance for cultural memory and as a powerful medium of renewal. Ludwig Kramer
Biography
Enrique Sánchez Lansch grew up in northern Spain and Cologne. As author of music and documentary films, he explores music in his social environment. RHYTHM IS IT! has been awarded numerous national and international prizes.
Filmography (selection)
A SYMPHONY OF NOISE, DE 2021, 101 min.
PIANO ENCOUNTERS – BEGEGNUNGEN AM KLAVIER, DE 2010, 95 min.
RHYTHM IS IT!, DE 2004, 120 min. (co-director: Thomas Grube)
No youth rating
Production: Fruitmarket. Producer: Arne Birkenstock, Laryssa Stone. International Sales: New Docs
