An Apostle of Non-Violence

An Apostle of Non-Violence (French: Un apôtre de la non-violence) is a 1997 Cambodian short feature film written, produced, and directed by King Norodom Sihanouk. Starring Khai Prasith, the film tells the story of a Buddhist monk trying to preach non-violence to opposing groups of a civil war.[1][2] King Norodom wrote the film's screenplay in 1994, with production underway by 1996.[4]

An Apostle of Non-Violence
Directed byNorodom Sihanouk
Produced byNorodom Sihanouk[1]
Written byNorodom Sihanouk[1]
Starring
  • Khai Prasith[1]
  • Saroeun Sophirom[1]
  • Kong Sophy[1]
CinematographyPrum Mesa[1]
Production
company
Khemara Pictures[2]
Release date
  • March 29, 1997 (1997-03-29) (SEABFF)
[3]
Running time
46 minutes[1]
CountryCambodia
LanguageKhmer[2]

An Apostle of Non-Violence was screened on March 29, 1997 for the opening ceremony of the 1st Southeast Asian Biennial Film Festival (French: Biennale des Cinémas et de l'Image de l'Asie du Sud-Est), hosted by Cambodia,[3][5][6] and it has since been released on DVD.[2]

Plot

A Buddhist monk tries to preach non-violence to the Khmum-Chachak rebels and the National Army, who are in the midst of a civil war that can dangerously affect innocent civilians.[2]

Cast
  • Khai Prasith
  • Saroeun Sophirom
  • Kong Sophy
  • Chorn Torn[1]

References
  1. "An Apostle of Non-Violence (1997)". MUBI. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. Un apôtre de la non-violence = [Apostle of non-violence]. OCLC 459796384.
  3. Hayes, Michael (7 March 1997). "Hang on - here comes the films". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. École française d'Extrême-Orient; Archives Nationales (2010). Les archives de Norodom Sihanouk, roi du Cambodge: données à l'école française d'Extrême-Orient et déposées aux archives nationales, 1970-2007 (in French). Paris: Somogy. p. 94. ISBN 978-2-7572-03422. Retrieved September 9, 2020. ... versions successive de «Scénario et dialogues» en français et en anglais (juin 1994, 12p. et s.d. , 15p. et 12p.) ... images extraites du film (août 1996, 61 p.).
  5. Del Mundo, Clodualdo Jr. (1997). Cinemaya: The Asian Film Magazine, Issues 35-38. Defence Colony, New Delhi, India: Aruna Vasudev. p. 46. Retrieved September 9, 2020. Norodom Sihanouk, the roi cinéaste, provides the cue in the latest film he wrote, Apostle of Nonviolence/Un apôtre de la nonviolence.... Focusing on films of peace and nonviolence might be worthwhile as the centrepiece of a film festival [Southeast Asian Biennial] in the region.
  6. Thibault, Christel (1998). Siem Reap-Angkor: une région du Nord-Cambodge en voie de mutation (in French). Pôle de recherche pour l'organisation et la diffusion de l'information géographique. p. 55. ISBN 2-901560-36-9. Retrieved September 9, 2020. ... la projection de son dernier film (Un apôtre de la non-violence) lors de la cérémonie d'ouverture de la première Biennale des Cinémas et de l'Image de l'Asie du Sud-Est, qui se déroula à Phnom Penh.


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