Dream Land

"People change but memories endure"

Feb 8 2016 N/A 1h 30m
Drama, Music, Romance

Lida, a careerdriven woman in her late 20s in the developing metropolis of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, sells modern and upscale real estate developments to the growing middle and upper class in contemporary Cambodia. Lida may be thriving as a top real estate agent, but in her personal life , her relationship with her photographer boyfriend is deteriorating. Unable to escape the trauma and prison of her interior monologue, she travels to the quiet beach town of Kep, Cambodia, with her close companions. While the growth and modernization of the city promote an urban and cultural erasure, Kep reveals treasures from Cambodia’s heritage. It is there that Lida discovers that the specters from the past haunt in sublime and beautiful ways.

Plot

Lida sells modern real estate developments to the new middle class in Phnom Penh. Her relationship with her boyfriend is deteriorating so she escapes to the beach, but finds there that the specters from the past haunt in sublime ways.

Written by

Steve Chen

Directed by

Steve Chen

Production Countries

United States of America, Cambodia

Production Companies

Anti-Archive, Chen Office

Languages

Awards

5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
37
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA