''The Gate'' (french: Le Temps des aveux) is a 2014 French-Belgian-Cambodian drama film directed by
Régis Wargnier
Régis Wargnier (; born 18 April 1948) is a French film director, film producer, screenwriter and film score composer. His 1992 film ''Indochine (film), Indochine'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards. ...
, based on the books by
François Bizot
François Bizot (born 8 February 1940) is a French anthropologist, the only Westerner to have survived imprisonment by the Khmer Rouge.
Arrival in Cambodia
Bizot arrived in Cambodia in 1965 to study Buddhism practised in the countryside. He t ...
. The film debuted at the
Telluride Film Festival
The Telluride Film Festival (TFF) is a film festival held annually in Telluride, Colorado during Labor Day weekend (the first Monday in September). The 49th edition took place on September 2 -6, 2022.
History
First held on 30 August 1974, t ...
on 29 August 2014. It was also screened in the Special Presentations section of the
2014 Toronto International Film Festival
The 39th annual Toronto International Film Festival, the 39th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, was held in Canada from 4–14 September 2014. David Dobkin's film '' The Judge'', starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert D ...
in September 2014.
Cast
*
Raphaël Personnaz as
François Bizot
François Bizot (born 8 February 1940) is a French anthropologist, the only Westerner to have survived imprisonment by the Khmer Rouge.
Arrival in Cambodia
Bizot arrived in Cambodia in 1965 to study Buddhism practised in the countryside. He t ...
*
Olivier Gourmet
Olivier Gourmet (born 22 July 1963) is a Belgian actor.
Gourmet was born in Namur. He won the Best Actor award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival for his role in '' Le Fils'' by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. He also appeared in ''La Promesse ...
as Marsac
* Phoeung Kompheak as
Douch
* Thorn Thanet as Néang
* Boren Chhith as Lay
* Rathana Soth as Phuong
* Steve Driesen as Father Vernet
References
External links
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2014 films
Cambodian multilingual films
2010s French-language films
French drama films
2014 drama films
Films set in Cambodia
Films directed by Régis Wargnier
Drama films based on actual events
French multilingual films
Gaumont Film Company films
2014 multilingual films
Belgian drama films
Belgian multilingual films
2010s French films
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