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“Cinema is not truth. Even when you make documentary films,…” quote by Rithy Panh — Download Open image

“Cinema is not truth. Even when you make documentary films, you can choose to show this shot and not the other shot - this side and not the other side. In cinema, there's one truth - not 'the truth.' It's only 'my point of view.' Cinema is powerful because of that.”

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