THE REAMKER AND SHADOW THEATER

THE REAMKER AND SHADOW THEATER

Director : PATRICK KERSALÉ | FULL HD | Duration : 26′ | CAMBODIA | 2014

The reamker is the Khmer version of the famous Indian epic, Ramayana. It has been represented in the bas-reliefs of Hindu temples in Cambodia since the 10th century.

Traditionally this epic was transmitted orally up until today, despite the vicissitudes of history. With the Khmer Rouge revolution, any representation of it at shadow theaters almost disappeared forever. But that was not counting on the tenacity of a handful of men inhabited by an unshakeable faith…

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