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The Bamboo Bridge

The Bamboo Bridge

2019
Documentary
65 min
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This documentary looks at the stories that take place around a unique 1.5 kilometre long bamboo bridge that for generations has been built every year following the rhythms…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Juan Francisco Salazar
Starring
Mr Oun

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

resilient unique natural human traditional communal contemplative observational poignant enduring simple profound

Reviews

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Isabelle Moreau
Apr 8, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

'The Bamboo Bridge' is a beautifully rendered portrait of a community and its extraordinary relationship with the Mekong River. The film's focus on the annual, kilometre-and-a-half bamboo bridge is inspired, serving as a powerful symbol of continuity and…

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Arthur Davies
Apr 8, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

This documentary offers a unique perspective on community and tradition. 'The Bamboo Bridge' centres on the annual creation of a 1.5 kilometre bamboo structure connecting Koh Paen to Kampong Cham, showcasing the lives that revolve around this vital…

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Penelope Croft
Apr 8, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

In 'The Bamboo Bridge', the simple act of crossing becomes an epic. This documentary is a testament to the power of place and the enduring human spirit, centred around a magnificent bamboo bridge that faithfully reappears each year.…

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Marcus Bell
Apr 8, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

'The Bamboo Bridge' presents a fascinating anthropological study, albeit one imbued with considerable warmth. The annual construction of the titular bridge, a kilometre-and-a-half of bamboo spanning the Mekong, serves as the documentary's central metaphor for life's ebb and…

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Eleanor Vance
Apr 8, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

A quiet marvel, 'The Bamboo Bridge' unfurls with the gentle insistence of the Mekong itself. This documentary eschews grand pronouncements for intimate observation, focusing on the lives intertwined with a remarkable 1.5 kilometre bamboo structure rebuilt annually. The…

FAQs

While 'The Bamboo Bridge' primarily focuses on the stories and resilience surrounding the annual bamboo bridge, it implicitly touches upon the challenges inherent in a community reliant on natural cycles. The very act of rebuilding the bridge yearly suggests an ongoing engagement with environmental shifts. The documentary captures the human spirit in adapting to these conditions, showcasing how the community navigates their existence and maintains their vital connection to the city.