Film
Before the Fall (film)
Before the Fall is a 2015 war thriller by Ian White, set in Phnom Penh in 1975 as the Khmer Rouge close in on the city.[1] In it, a nightclub singer and two lovers try to escape before the capital falls.[2]
Synopsis
In 1975, Khmer Rouge guerrilla forces have Phnom Penh under siege. The last remaining United States troops are all that keep them from overrunning the city's defenses.[1] A nightclub singer, Liya, uses wit and deception as she tries to get out of the city with two lovers.[1][3] The film's tagline is "Three days in a city under siege - Who will survive?"[1]
Production and credits
Ian White wrote and directed the film.[1] It is a co-production of Australia, Cambodia and Singapore, made by Rock Production and Advent Media Group and filmed in Phnom Penh.[1][4] Kevin Kwok and Julien Poulson were the cinematographers.[5] Poulson also composed the music, a rock-and-roll soundtrack.[2] The dialogue is in Khmer, English and French, and the film runs 98 minutes.[4][3]
The cast includes Pauline Cammal as Liya, Ian Virgo as Sonny, Antonis Greco as Tony and Nicolas Berthery as Luc, with Kosal Khiev.[4][2]
Release and reception
The film was released on January 2, 2015.[1] Cambodia submitted it for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, and it was not nominated.[6][7] As an official selection of the 2016 Cambodia Town Film Festival, it had its Long Beach premiere at 8 p.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2016.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Cambodia Film Commission, Before the Fall
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cambodia Town Film Festival, CTFF 2016 Official Selection: Before the Fall (archived)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Moviepilot, Before the Fall
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 IMDb, Before the Fall (2015)
- ↑ Kinopoisk, Before the Fall (2015)
- ↑ Letterboxd, Before the Fall (2015)
- ↑ Wikipedia (Indonesian), Before the Fall (film 2015)