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" Cinema is not truth. Even when you make documentary films, you can choose to show this shot and not the other shot - this side and not the other side. In cinema, there's one truth - not 'the truth.' It's only 'my point of view.' Cinema is powerful because of that. "

Rithy Panh

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After

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Think

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" Cambodia is not only a country of war, but also a country of culture. It's in our DNA. "

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Love

Need

" I wasn't predestined to be a filmmaker; this wasn't an obvious choice to me. "

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Obvious

" Cannes or Oscars is not only to bring happiness and recognition - they protect people like me. The world knows who you are. You can work. You can express. You can help other people. It's not only the star system. It's a symbol of freedom. "

" People of my generation did not like very much to tell what we lived through during the Khmer Rouge regime. "

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Tell

Generation

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" The Khmer Rouge can't destroy me. I still have my imagination and am capable of making films. I am not locked up. "

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Down

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" When you screen a film like 'The Missing Picture,' it is not like watching TV. Watching TV is very solitary. When you watch cinema, you watch it together, and you talk about it after the screening. "