Until the Orchid Blooms

2024
Directed by Polen Ly

In remote Cambodia, Neang, an indigenous mother, tries to rebuild her life after her village was swallowed up by the construction of a dam. Despite pressure from the government and industrialists to leave her ancestral land, she fights to preserve the unity of her community and her family. Between memories and connection with nature, The Tongue of Water tells the story of her journey of resilience.

Genre

Documentary

Country

France, Cambodia

Duration

103'

Format

HD

Producers

Thibaut Amri et Benjamin Costes, Avant la Nuit (France) Rithy Panh, Anupheap Production (Cambodia) Lucas Sénécaut, L' Œil Vif Productions (France)

Co producer

Lyon Capitale TV

Director of photography

Polen Ly

Editor

Penda Houzangbe, Jack Atmore

Festival

IDFA, Singapore International Film Festival, Étonnants Voyageurs – Saint-Malo, Rhodope International Documentary Film Festival (RIFE), Aegean Film Festival, Tingin Southeast Asian Film Festival, What the Doc! International Documentary Film Festival, Euganea Film Festival, WeWorld Film Festival – Bologna, Changing Climate, Changing Lives Film Festival, Yogyakarta Documentary Film Festival

Support

Sundance Institute, IDFA Bertha Fund, DMZ Docs Fund, Fondation Alter-Ciné, Fonds Image de la Francophonie, CNC, la Scam, Toulouse Métropole, Région Occitanie