About
Writer who directed the films S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine and The Land of the Wandering Souls.
Before Fame
He became interested in directing while studying at the Institut des hautes etudes cinematographiques.
Trivia
He won a Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard Award for his 2013 work The Missing Picture.
Family Life
He was born to a schoolteacher and primary-schools inspector.
Associated With
He and his family were exiled from Cambodia in 1975 by the Khmer Rouge, which was led by Pol Pot .
