Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers (French: Le papier ne peut pas envelopper la braise) is a 2007 French-Cambodian documentary film directed by Rithy Panh.

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Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers
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Directed byRithy Panh
Distributed byCatherine Dussart Productions
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90 minutes
CountriesCambodia
France
LanguageKhmer
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In this film, the director examines prostitution in Cambodia.

Release

The film premiered in January 2007 at the International Festival of Audiovisual Programs in Biarritz, where it was in competition in the creative documentaries section.[1] The film was then screened in March at the Cinéma du réel - International Documentary Film Festival in Paris.[2] It was then broadcast on French television on March 30, 2007 and received a theatrical release in France on March 31, 2007.

Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers won the Magnolia Award for Social Documentary (silver) at the Shanghai Television Festival.[3]

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