Régis Wargnier : 2014
The Gate
Cambodia, 1971. The true story of François Bizot, a French archaeologist and Buddhism expert working on the restoration of the Angkor Wat temple complex. With the Vietnam War raging across the border, Bizot suddenly finds himself fighting for his life when the Khmer Rouge rise up against the US-controlled Cambodian government. Arrested for espionage, he is cast into a vortex of forced confessions, torture, and interrogations, whilst trying to protect his Cambodian wife and daughter. Bizot's fate lies in the hands of a single-minded young zealot utterly committed to the Khmer Rouge cause. Duch rides roughshod over all obstacles, determined to root out all enemies of the Party. In his eyes, every foreigner is a potential spy. Whilst the Frenchman discovers the reality of Khmer Rouge indoctrination, an indefinable bond develops between the prisoner and his jailer. Two decades later, Bizot and Duch meet again after the latter is arrested for crimes against humanity. Régis Wargnier's feature premiered at Telluride Film Festival 2014, and screened in competition at Bari International Film Festival 2015.
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