His 1994 film , '' Rice People '' , is told in a docudrama style , about a rural family struggling with life in post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia . It was in competition at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival , and was submitted to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film , the first time a Cambodian film had been submitted for an Oscar
1994 Cannes Film Festival
1994 Cannes Film Festival
Rithy Panh