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The Land of the Wandering Souls
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Wikipedia article
'The Land of the Wandering Souls', or 'La terre des mes errantes', is a 2000 French-Cambodian documentary film directed by Rithy Panh.
Synopsis
The film follows a Cambodian family as they work to dig a trench across Cambodia to lay the country's first optical fiber cable, depicting their hardships.
At one point during their excavation, the workers uncover a killing field, a remnant of the genocidal purges of the Khmer Rouge.
Reception
'The Land of the Wandering Souls' premiered at the 2000 Edinburgh International Film Festival. It went on to screen at around a dozen other film festivals, winning numerous awards, including:
* Banff Rockie Award for best social and political documentary at the Banff World Television Festival.
* Golden Gate Award for best current events film or video at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
* Best documentary feature (honorable mention) at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
* The Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.
The film was also featured on "Wide Angle", a Public Broadcasting Service television series.
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