Meeting with Pol Pot
Meeting with Pol Pot (French: Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot) is a 2024 drama film co-written and directed by Rithy Panh. Starring Irène Jacob, Grégoire Colin and Cyril Gueï. It is partially based on real events and on the book When the War Was Over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution by Elizabeth Becker.

Meeting with Pol Pot had its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 16 May 2024 in the Cannes Premiere section. The film was selected as the Cambodian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.

 Synopsis 
Three French people: two journalists and an academic, travel to Democratic Kampuchea in the midst of Pol Pot's dictatorship after accepting an invitation from the regime, embarking on a dangerous journey to the heart of the brutal government.

 Cast 

 Irène Jacob as Lise Delbo
 Grégoire Colin as Alain Cariou
 Cyril Gueï as Paul Thomas
 Bun-Hok Lim as Camarade Sung
 Leng Thirith as Somaline Mao
 Sovann Nhoeb as Chan
 Paov Pitu as Ta Mok
 Siden In as Chef d'atelier
 Sophourn Has as Ieng Sary
 Tithya Nouhem as The interpreter
 Sok Sothun as The Old Man
 Sokong Heng as Sikoeurn

 Release 
It had its world premiere on May 16, 2024, at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, then was released on June 5, 2024, in French theaters and on August 9, 2024, in Cambodian theaters.

 Reception 
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.8/10.

 See also 

 List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
 List of Cambodian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

 References 

 External links 
 

Category:2024 films
Category:2024 drama films
Category:Cambodian drama films
Category:Films about the Cambodian genocide
Category:French drama films
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Category:2020s French-language films
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Category:Films based on books
Category:Films about journalism
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