Plot
After the end of the Cambodian Civil War, people in Cambodia struggled in their return to their normal lives. Among them is a kick boxer Savannah (Narith Roeun). A survivor of the war, who lost most of his family to the horrors of the Khmer Rouge, he lives with his uncle in Phnom Penh. Savannah begins a romance with a 19-year-old bar girl, Srey Poeuv (Chea Lyda Chan). She is humiliated by her debts to the bar's owner, and is forced to keep working. Savannah wants to help Srey clear her debt, so he teams up with an ex-soldier and plans a crime that could net him some money.
Written by
Ève Deboise, Rithy Panh
Directed by
Rithy Panh
Crew
Production Countries
Switzerland, Cambodia, France, Belgium
Production Companies
Direction du cinéma au Cambodge, Thelma Film, La Sept Cinéma, JBA Production
Languages
Awards
1 win & 2 nominations