white building

a film by Kavich Neang • in cinemas on 22 December 2021 • 1h30

With

Piseth Chhun, Sithan Hout, Sokha Uk, Chinnaro Soem, Sovann Tho, Jany Min, Chandalin Y

Synopsis

20-year-old Samnang and two of his friends live in the White Building, a landmark tenement in Phnom Penh. In this fast-changing city, the three boys practice their dance routine dreaming of television talent contests while their parents lead a more traditional lifestyle. But the White Building is to be demolished. Samnang observes his father unsuccessfully attempting to bring together his divided neighbors on the government’s compensation offers for residents to move out, and he must face his best friend’s departure from Cambodia. Samnang finds that the stable environment he has always called home is on shaky ground.

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Awards

Prix Orizzonti du meilleur acteur (Piseth Chhun) — Mostra de Venise 2021

Credits

Screenplay: Kavich Neang, Daniel Mattes
Cinematography: Douglas Seok
Editing: Félix Rehm
Sound: Vincent Villa, Sopheakdey Touch
Mixing: Vincent Villa
Production design: Kanitha Tith, Anne-Sorya Fitte
Costumes: Sovettorn Chea
Music: Jean-Charles Bastion
Produced by: Anti-Archive, Apsara FILMS
Co-produced by: Xstream Pictures, Kongchak Pictures, Rotha Moeng, Brandon Hashimoto
With the participation of: CNC Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, Institut Français, Fonds Image de la Francophonie, Visions Sud Est, World Cinema Fund + Europe, Berlinale, FCF Allemand, Ministère Fédéral des Affaires Étrangères, Goethe Institut, Programme Creative Europe - MEDIA de l’Union européenne, Torino Film Lab, Doha Film Institute, Qumra
French distribution: Les Films du Losange
International sales: Les Films du Losange