Two childhood best friends reconnect after years of separation. Chay, a Phnom Penh resident, helps Lyer, who comes from the countryside, get a job as a projectionist in the city. A film screening prompts them to wonder about their future together.
There were twin sisters who lived in the remote jungle in a tree house. One day, two ranger men walked by and saw them living. They climbed up the tree and saw the twin sisters. Sadly, One of the sisters was raped and killed by the two men, and the other was able to escape from the killer. She was running with a bloody body, and she fell and later was dragged by a man (Trank Der) to his home. The dead sister became a powerful ghost. She hates men; she threatens to kill all villagers, especially men. She protected her sister and warned her not to love men. The people in the town got confused because they have the same face and the living sister was accused of being a ghost who has killed many people in the village, again particularly men. She was arrested by the villagers and was to be executed. She was later released and ordered to leave her hometown. She now lives with a man (Kon Samoeun) who saved her life. She is happy with her new life, living with him without fear.
During 1993 when UN forces come to Cambodia during a time of political upheaval and civil war, two Resistance leaders fall in love with the same girl.
Princess Keth Soriyong is the daughter of a giant king. Sovannahong first sees the princess as an apparition in a rose. He becomes so love-sick that he convinces a fortune teller to turn him into a magical golden swan that takes him to the kingdom of Soriyong
Years ago, a helicopter crashed under mysterious circumstances high in the mountains. Climbing the slopes to investigate the accident, a journalist and a soldier encounter a shaman deep in the forest who tells them about ancient rain rituals.
A young man working undercover for his police officer uncle infiltrates an online gambling ring, only to discover that danger and betrayal are closer than he imagined.
Khmer horror film.
In Phnom Penh, Visoth encounters Linea, an artist sketching the Mekong River. Their day is filled with laughter and a genuine connection, as they wish to pause time together. But as night falls, reality pulls them apart, leaving Visoth grappling with the ache of what could have been. A raw exploration of young love, fleeting moments, and the bittersweet passage of time.
The refugee camp Khao-I-Dang on the border of Cambodia and Thailand was known as the “hill of death.” Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing famine or certain death under the Khmer Rouge arrived there exhausted. Among them were a mother and her baby daughter, who later found a home in France. Fourty years later, the daughter—filmmaker Neary Adeline Hay—follows the trail back in a highly personal, elegantly filmed journey through their past.
Rath, a Cambodian-American woman, returns to Cambodia in order to meet her favorite Khmer singer-actress, Thida after a series of long-distance telephone conversations. With strong help and support, Thida becomes godsister to Rath, who is allowed to live with Thida and her family in Cambodia. The two become inseparable and constantly spend time with each other. Unbeknownst to Thida, Rath has romantic feelings for her.
"At First They Don't Believe" documents the stories and experiences of two women who survived the regime, Sieng Chantei and Leay Kimchhean, as they navigate and confront these challenges. The film highlights the different ways that they have made their experiences of the regime meaningful. Building on the work of Changing the Story in Cambodia, and by learning from and with the innovative work of Cambodian civil society organisations, the film illustrates the importance of young people learning about and acknowledging the stories of survivors.
A lesbian daughter in rural Cambodia was forced to marry a man. But she never lost faith in true identity; she rose and failed, then she stood up and fought again for the freedom to become her own self.
The heart wrenching true story of Leav Sila, just one of many countless mothers that did all they could to keep their family alive, only to see the vast majority be killed or starve to death in the fateful years of the Khmer Rouge regime. Written and starring Kauv Sotheary, one of only two surviving children of Leav Sila, it gives a brutal yet captivating insight into the extremity of this painful chapter in history.
Khmer horror movie.
A group of queer people who survived the horrors of the killing fields reunite to sing, dance and embrace the future.
Thida, a new movie ticket seller, on her first night shift, is oddly instructed by her manager to figure out which one among her mysterious customers is not human to give him or her a free ticket. Each encounter grows mentally disturbing, revealing that the real horror may just lie in humans themselves.
Khmer horror film.
Chiva, a transgender fashion model, dreams of topping the Cambodia’s fashion industry, believing her only path to success lies in full transitioning. Her plan has been interrupted by the arrival of her brother Sokha, whom she has not seen for two years, conjuring up painful memories of their shared childhood on a sugarcane farm. As if that weren't enough, their father suddenly goes missing, forcing Chiva to confront her troubled past and the sense of rejection she has endured.
