Rithy Panh
- January 4, 2024
- Director
Quick Facts
Rithy Panh Biography
| Name | Rithy Panh |
| Birthday | Apr 18 |
| Birth Year | 1964 |
| Birth Country | Cambodia |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Spouse | Agnès Sénémaud |
Rithy Panh is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on April 18, 1964 in Cambodia. Director of the films S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine, and The Land of the Wandering Souls.
His family and he were exiled to Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge in 1975, led by Pol pot.
His family and other residents were expelled from the Cambodian capital in 1975 by the Khmer Rouge. Rithy’s family suffered under the regime, and after he saw his parents, siblings and other relatives die of overwork or malnutrition, Rithy escaped to Thailand in 1979, where he lived for a time in a refugee camp at Mairut.
The French-schooled director’s films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. Rithy Panh’s works are from an authoritative viewpoint, because his family were expelled from Phnom Penh in 1975 by the Khmer Rouge. One after another, his father, mother, sisters and nephews died of starvation or exhaustion, as they were held in a remote labor camp in rural Cambodia.
He was the son of a primary-schools inspector and a schoolteacher.
Rithy Panh Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Director |
| House | Living in own house. |
Rithy Panh is one of the richest Director from Cambodia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rithy Panh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
During his studies at the Institut des hautes etudes cinématographiques, he became interested in directing.
For his 2013 film The Missing Picture, he won the Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard Award.
Rithy Panh (Khmer: ប៉ាន់ រិទ្ធី ; born April 18, 1964) is a Cambodian documentary film director and screenwriter.
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Who is Rithy Panh Dating?
According to our records, Rithy Panh married to Agnès Sénémaud. As of December 1, 2023, Rithy Panh’s is not dating anyone.
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His 2003 documentary, S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine, about the Khmer Rouge’s Tuol Sleng prison, reunited former prisoners, including the artist Vann Nath, and their former captors, for a chilling, confrontational review of Cambodia’s violent history.
Facts & Trivia
Rithy Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Cambodia. Rithy Panh celebrates birthday on April 18 of every year.
His 2007 documentary, Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers, delves into the lives of prostitutes in Phnom Penh.