Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers

Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers
Film poster
Directed byRithy Panh
Distributed byCatherine Dussart Productions
Release date
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesCambodia
France
LanguageKhmer

Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers (French: Le papier ne peut pas envelopper la braise) is a 2007 French-Cambodian documentary film directed by Rithy Panh.

In this film, the director examines prostitution in Cambodia.

Release

The film premiered in January 2007 at the International Festival of Audiovisual Programs in Biarritz, where it was in competition in the creative documentaries section.[1] The film was then screened in March at the Cinéma du réel - International Documentary Film Festival in Paris.[2] It was then broadcast on French television on 30 March 2007, and received a theatrical release in France on 31 March 2007.

Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers won the Magnolia Award for Social Documentary (silver) at the Shanghai Television Festival.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Le Papier ne peut pas envelopper la braise (Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers)". International Festival of Audiovisual Programs. 2007. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2007.
  2. ^ "Le Papier ne peut pas envelopper la braise (Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers)". Cinéma du Réel. 2007. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2007.
  3. ^ "Winner of the Magnolia Award". Shanghai Television Festival. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2007.


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