Un barrage contre le Pacifique is a 2008 film by Cambodian director Rithy Panh in a French/Cambodian/Belgian co-production. The film opened on 7 January 2009 in France. It was adapted from the novel by Marguerite Duras.
Synopsis :
French Indochina, 1931. In the Gulf of Siam, a Widow and her two children, Joseph, 2, and Suzanne, 16, barely survive by exploiting rice fields located much too close to the ocean...
Cast :
- Isabelle Huppert as Mother
- Gaspard Ulliel as Joseph
- Astrid Bergès-Frisbey as Suzanne
- Randal Douc as Monsieur Jo
- Duong Vanthon as Corporal
- Vincent Grass as Carmen
Directed by
- Rithy Panh
Produced by - Cati Couteau

