Golden Slumbers

Over three million Cambodians died in the genocide between 1975 and 1979 The Khmer Rouges reign of terror also decimated a homegrown film industry that had flourished since 1960 movie theaters were bombed film prints were destroyed and artists were executed In Golden Slumbers FrenchCambodian filmmaker Davy Chou mourns this loss of lives and culture but balances the somber material with a playfulness that honors the lush melodramas and mythic adventures of the glory years