Rithy Panh
Directing Born Apr 18, 1964 Phnom Penh, Cambodia 81 credits
Biography
Rithy Panh works in directing. Born April 18, 1964 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Archytele tracks 81 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
In the Silence After · Executive Producer
We Are the Fruits of the Forest · DirectorWe Are the Fruits of the Forest · ProducerWe Are the Fruits of the Forest · WriterWe Are the Fruits of the Forest · Director of PhotographyKhmerica · Producer
Meeting with Pol PotMeeting with Pol Pot · DirectorMeeting with Pol Pot · ScreenplayMeeting with Pol Pot · EditorGunyo Cholo: A Girl Coming of Age Story · Executive Producer
Irradiated · DirectorIrradiated · WriterIrradiated · Co-ProducerIrradiated · EditorEverything Will Be OK · Director
Life in 24 Frames a Second
Wandering Souls
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing · DirectorGraves Without a Name · ScreenplayGraves Without a Name · DirectorGraves Without a Name · Director of PhotographyGraves Without a Name · Editor
First They Killed My Father · Producer
Exile · DirectorExile · WriterExile · Director of PhotographyExile · Editor
The Roots Remain · Associate ProducerFrance Is Our Mother Country · Director
The Missing Picture · EditorThe Missing Picture · Production DesignThe Missing Picture · DirectorThe Missing Picture · ScreenplayLe dernier refuge · Producer
Red Wedding · ProducerDuch, Master of the Forges of Hell · Director of PhotographyDuch, Master of the Forges of Hell · EditorDuch, Master of the Forges of Hell · WriterDuch, Master of the Forges of Hell · Director
The Catch · EditorThe Catch · ScreenplayThe Catch · Director
A Scale Boy · Producer
The Sea Wall · DirectorThe Sea Wall · Writer
Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers · DirectorPaper Cannot Wrap Up Embers · Writer
The Burnt Theatre · WriterThe Burnt Theatre · Director
KulturplatzHoly LolaThe People of Angkor · Director
S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine · ScreenplayS21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine · Director of PhotographyS21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine · Camera OperatorS21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine · DirectorS21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine · Cinematography
Que la barque se brise, que la jonque s'entrouvre · DirectorQue la barque se brise, que la jonque s'entrouvre · Writer
The Land of the Wandering Souls · WriterThe Land of the Wandering Souls · Director
One Evening After the War · DirectorOne Evening After the War · Writer
Bophana: A Cambodian Tragedy · Director
Rice People · DirectorRice People · Writer
Cambodia: Between War and Peace · DirectorCinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé · Director
Site 2 · WriterSite 2 · Director
Full Filmography
81 titles- In the Silence After (2026) Executive Producer
- We Are the Fruits of the Forest (2025) Director
- We Are the Fruits of the Forest (2025) Producer
- We Are the Fruits of the Forest (2025) Writer
- We Are the Fruits of the Forest (2025) Director of Photography
- Khmerica (2025) Producer
- Meeting with Pol Pot (2024) as Pol Pot (voice)
- Meeting with Pol Pot (2024) Director
- Meeting with Pol Pot (2024) Screenplay
- Meeting with Pol Pot (2024) Editor
- Gunyo Cholo: A Girl Coming of Age Story (2024) Executive Producer
- The Rubber Tappers (2024) Producer
- Irradiated (2022) Director
- Irradiated (2022) Writer
- Irradiated (2022) Co-Producer
- Irradiated (2022) Editor
- Everything Will Be OK (2022) Director
- Everything Will Be OK (2022) Director of Photography
- Everything Will Be OK (2022) Producer
- Everything Will Be OK (2022) Writer
- Everything Will Be OK (2022) Editor
- Life in 24 Frames a Second (2021) as Self
- Wandering Souls (2020) as Filmmaker, Designer
- 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (2019) Director
- Graves Without a Name (2019) Screenplay
- Graves Without a Name (2019) Director
- Graves Without a Name (2019) Director of Photography
- Graves Without a Name (2019) Editor
- Buoyancy (2019) Executive Producer
- First They Killed My Father (2017) Producer
- Exile (2016) Director
- Exile (2016) Writer
- Exile (2016) Director of Photography
- Exile (2016) Editor
- The Roots Remain (2015) Associate Producer
- France Is Our Mother Country (2015) Director
- The Missing Picture (2013) Editor
- The Missing Picture (2013) Production Design
- The Missing Picture (2013) Director
- The Missing Picture (2013) Screenplay
- Le dernier refuge (2013) Producer
- Red Wedding (2012) Producer
- Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell (2012) Director of Photography
- Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell (2012) Editor
- Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell (2012) Writer
- Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell (2012) Director
- The Catch (2011) Editor
- The Catch (2011) Screenplay
- The Catch (2011) Director
- A Scale Boy (2010) Producer
- The Sea Wall (2009) Director
- The Sea Wall (2009) Writer
- Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers (2007) Director
- Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers (2007) Writer
- The Burnt Theatre (2005) Writer
- The Burnt Theatre (2005) Director
- Kulturplatz (2004) as Self
- Holy Lola (2004) as Monsieur Khieu
- The People of Angkor (2004) Director
- S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003) Screenplay
- S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003) Director of Photography
- S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003) Camera Operator
- S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003) Director
- S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003) Cinematography
- S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003) Idea
- S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003) Story
- S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003) Script
- S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003) Writer
- Que la barque se brise, que la jonque s'entrouvre (2001) Director
- Que la barque se brise, que la jonque s'entrouvre (2001) Writer
- The Land of the Wandering Souls (2000) Writer
- The Land of the Wandering Souls (2000) Director
- One Evening After the War (1998) Director
- One Evening After the War (1998) Writer
- Bophana: A Cambodian Tragedy (1996) Director
- Rice People (1994) Director
- Rice People (1994) Writer
- Cambodia: Between War and Peace (1991) Director
- Cinéastes de notre temps : Souleymane Cissé (1991) Director
- Site 2 (1989) Writer
- Site 2 (1989) Director
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Rithy Panh best known for?
Rithy Panh is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including First They Killed My Father (2017), Kulturplatz (2004), Moonlighting (1985).
When and where was Rithy Panh born?
Rithy Panh was born on April 18, 1964 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
How many credits does Rithy Panh have?
Rithy Panh has accumulated over 81 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1989 to 2026.
What is Rithy Panh's background in cinema and television?
Rithy Panh (Khmer: ប៉ាន់ រិទ្ធី) is a French-Cambodian director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, actor and writer. During the years 1975 and following in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge regime, he lost his parents and part of his family, and young Rithy witnessed the worst atrocities. He survived in 1979 where he ...
Rithy Panh by the numbers
81credits
80films
1TV series
1989–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Kulturplatz (2004) as Self — aged about 40
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