France Is Our Mother Country
20151h 15m6.7
Documentary
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- France
About
If you would like to witness the forces of colonialism in brute action, Rithy Panh’s extraordinary new film provides the long view. A masterpiece of editing, the film assembles archival footage and antiqued title cards into a wordless recapturing of the Indochinese Empire, beginning with the early days of French occupation. In this prelapsarian age, everything is golden with promise. Ladies, in empire waist gowns and enormous hats, throw candies to local children. Great steamships carry French culture abroad, and the Tricolore flag flies on high.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in France.
Details
- Director
- Rithy Panh
- Writing
- Christophe Bataille
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Jan 21, 2015
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