![Poster of the movie The Rice People [1994]](/images/posters/1000x1500/3/the-rice-people-1994-us-poster.jpg)
1994 Drama
2h 5min
In Cambodian refugee camps, children believe rice comes solely from UN lorries, having never seen a rice field. One day, these children must learn to live in Cambodia, mastering the arts of cultivation, ploughing, and working the land. Through this way of life, they discover its fragile equilibrium and the profound freedom it embodies.
| Directed by | Rithy Panh |
| Written by | Shahnon Ahmad, Ève Deboise, Rithy Panh |
| Original title | Neak sre |
| Original lang. | Khmer |
| Country | Cambodia/France/Switzerland |