''Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers'' (french: Le papier ne peut pas envelopper la braise) is a 2007 French-Cambodian documentary film directed by

Rithy Panh Rithy Panh ( km, ប៉ាន់ រិទ្ធី; born April 18, 1964) is a Cambodian documentary film director and screenwriter. The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambod ...

. In this film, the director examines

prostitution Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in Sex work, sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, n ...

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

Release

The film premiered in January 2007 at the International Festival of Audiovisual Programs in

Biarritz Biarritz ( , , , ; Basque also ; oc, Biàrritz ) is a city on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the French Basque Country in southwestern France. It is located from the border with Spain. ...

, where it was in competition in the creative documentaries section. The film was then screened in March at the Cinéma du réel - International Documentary Film Festival in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

. It was then was broadcast on French television on March 30, 2007 and received a theatrical release in France on March 31, 2007. ''Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers'' won the Magnolia Award for Social Documentary (silver) at the Shanghai Television Festival.

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* 2007 films French documentary films Documentary films about prostitution Khmer-language films Films directed by Rithy Panh 2007 documentary films Cambodian documentary films European Film Awards winners (films) Films about prostitution in Cambodia 2000s French films {{France-documentary-film-stub