New exhibition throws spotlight on 'golden age' of Cambodian film

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Updated October 23, 2009 11:56:55

A new exhibition under way in Cambodia's capital city that looks back at the nation's 'golden age' of cinema, the period in the 1960s when hundreds of films were made. But Cambodia's subsequent history means the event holds mixed emotions.

Presenter: Robert Carmichael reports from Phnom Penh
Speakers: Dy Saveth, actress; Davy Chou, curator; Professor Adam Knee, Nanyang University

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