---
title: 'The Burnt Theatre (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rithy Panh'
released: '2005-05-15'
runtime_minutes: 85
countries:
  - 'Cambodia'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-burnt-theatre-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461743/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Burnt Theatre (2005)

2005 · 85 min · Cambodia, France


## Synopsis

The Burnt Theatre is a 2005 French-Cambodian docudrama directed and co-written by Rithy Panh. A blend of fact and fiction, based on the actual lives of the actors, the film depicts a troupe of actors and dancers struggling to practise their art in the burned-out shell of Cambodia's former national theatre, the Preah Suramarit National Theatre in Phnom Penh.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rithy Panh](https://cinepixo.com/people/rithy-panh)
- **Screenplay:** [Rithy Panh](https://cinepixo.com/people/rithy-panh)

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