Free Film Screening: Meeting With Pol Pot

Asian Pop-Up Cinema and Alliance Française de Chicago co-present MEETING WITH POL POT for Festival de la Francophonie!

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FRANCOPHONIE 2025 SCREENING
France, Cambodia, Taiwan, Qatar, Turkey | Drama | 2024 | 112 mins.
In French and Cambodian w/ English subtitles

DIRECTOR: Rithy Panh
WRITTERS: Pierre Erwan Guillaume, Rithy Panh
STARRING: Irène Jacob, Grégoire Colin, Cyril Gueï, Bunhok Lim, Chhel Chamrong, Roeun Narith

SYNOPSIS:

This is the Cambodian- French director’s fourth submission to the Oscars including a nomination in 2013 for THE MISSING PICTURE. The film is inspired by journalist Elizabeth Becker’s book WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER and follows three French people: two journalists and an academic, travel to Democratic Kampuchea in 1978, 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.

The film first showed in May 2024 at Cannes in Premiere and also screened in competition at Mediterrane festival.

Please Note: Ticketing for this free screening does not guarantee entry. Entry is on a first-come, first-serve basis and subject to available seating.

Reserved seats tickets holders must redeem their tickets no later than 15 minutes before showtimes. The festival has the right to release any unclaimed reserved seats 15 minutes before showtimes.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Alliance Française de Chicago, 54 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, United States