Cambodian cinema flourished in the 1960s, drawing huge crowds to theaters around the country, until the industry was destroyed by the Khmer Rouge in 1975. Of the 400 films produced, only 30 remain today. Davy Chou’s GOLDEN SLUMBERS (2012, 96 min) resurrects the myths and legends of this lost cinema. Through survivors’ stories and the search for remnants of their era in modern Phnom Penh, the film reveals the vital importance movies had for an entire generation, as well as the complex legacy they leave today’s youth to inherit. Not only does it seek to understand what makes film such a special medium for so many people, but Golden Slumbers also explores what it has meant for the Cambodian people to have their filmed history systematically erased and abandoned.

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Meta screens the best films set in Cambodia every Friday, 7.30PM. All films are screened in English language versions and / or with English subtitles.