We Are the Fruits of the Forest


We Are the Fruits of the Forest is a 2025 documentary film directed by Cambodian-French filmmaker Rithy Panh, which follows the lives of ethnic minorities in Cambodia's mountainous regions over four years.
The film a Cambodia-France co-production, had its World Premiere at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival on 30 October 2025 in International competition, where it won the Special Jury Prize.

Content

We Are the Fruits of the Forest is filmed over several years that explores the lives of the Bunong people, an indigenous ethnic group in Cambodia. They live primarily in mountainous region of Mondulkiri and Ratanakiri in Cambodia. The film highlights their deep connection to ancestral traditions and the natural environment, which is increasingly at risk due to climate change and large-scale land development by global companies. The director uses archival footage from different time periods to trace changes in their way of life and to depict their present-day reality. The documentary also raises broader questions about how modern societies relate to nature.

Cast

  • Pa Kreb
  • Mak Kreb
  • Yeay Kreb

Release

We Are the Fruits of the Forest had its world premiere at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival on 30 October 2025 in International competition.
It was selected in the Forum section of 76th Berlin International Film Festival for its European premiere in February 2026.