The Cambodian Room: Situations with Antoine D'Agata plot
Magnum photographer Antoine D'Agata moves in Phnom Penh with the addicted prostitute Lee, who not only allows herself to be photographed but also shares her crack pipe and bed with him. When asked what he actually wants from her, he honestly says that he wants to earn money from her with his photos. He has been involved in such projects for twenty years, despite being blind in one eye and short-sighted in the other. That did not stand in the way of his career as a photographer of the underclass, on the contrary. In an observing but also alienating style, the film camera is used, which follows the couple closely as they spend weeks in a stuffy room, in voluntary confinement...