The Gate

The Gate

The Gate

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The Gate

2014

1h 35m

6.0(15 votes)

Drama

Overview

Two decades after forging an unlikely alliance in Pol Pot's Cambodia, a French ethnologist and a former Khmer Rouge official meet again after the latter is arrested for crimes against humanity.

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SCOPE Pictures

Cast & Crew

6 members

Acting

Raphaël Personnaz

Bizot

Raphaël Personnaz

Acting

Phoeung Kompheak

Duch

Phoeung Kompheak

Acting

Olivier Gourmet

Unknown Role

Olivier Gourmet

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Thanet Thorn

Neang

Thanet Thorn

Acting

Boren Chhith

Lay

Boren Chhith

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Rathana Soth

Phuong

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