Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers
(Le Papier Ne Peut Pas Envelopper La Braise)
UK Premiere
Dir. Rithy Panh
France, 2007, 90 mins
Subtitled
Part of Cinema Versa
The Carriageworks: Film Forum
9 November • 4.45pm
The Electric Press
13 November • 8.15pm
The infinitely poetic title of this magnificent film hints at a destruction which the film makes burningly apparent. Furious and impassioned, Cambodian director Rithy Panh's unrivalled documentary film is resplendent and undeniably tragic at the same time, documenting the ruined life – and spiritual death - of young prostitutes in Phnom Penh whose futures were annihilated (often by AIDS) when their bodies were turned into items of sexual commerce. 'Paper' puts faces and names to the utter misery afflicting more than 30,000 Cambodian women in this vivid, expressive, and outstanding documentary film.
Screening Details
- The Carriageworks: Film Forum • 9 November • 4.45pm • £4.50/£3.50
- The Electric Press • 13 November • 8.15pm • £4.50/£3.50