In 1972, during Cambodia's civil war, a sandstone statue was torn from the age-old Koh Ker temple. Measuring 1.58m high and weighing 110 kilos, it depicts a prince and belongs to a collection that retraces the epic of the Mahabharata. The sculpture was first sold at auction in London in 1975, via a strange British art dealer based in Bangkok, and reappeared in 2011 at Sotheby's in New York with a bid of $2.5 million. A sale that was ultimately prohibited. In the meantime, experts from the École française d'Extrême-Orient, an American lawyer commissioned by Phnom Penh and UNESCO mobilized the Heritage Police across the Atlantic to denounce the theft of a cultural asset. In 2013, the work was returned to Cambodia. A captivating investigation into the international mafia of antiquities trafficking.
À la Poursuite des Pilleurs de Temples explores themes of cambodia, robber, tomb. It is available to stream for free in HD on Ernax — no account required.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Wolfgang Luck
Country: Germany
Language: French
Themes: cambodia, robber, tomb
Stream À la Poursuite des Pilleurs de Temples full movie online free in HD on Ernax. No subscription or sign-up required. Watch À la Poursuite des Pilleurs de Temples free without Netflix, Amazon Prime, or any paid service.