Based on the true story of Benjamin Prufer and Sreykeo Solvan. The unexpected and uncertain love story of Sreykeo, a 21 year old bar girl in Phnom Penh and Ben, a young German student traveling to Cambodia on a post graduation summer trip. When Ben returns home to Germany he discovers that Sreyko is sick and he takes on the responsibility to save her. On the way he discovers a world where not everyone is dealt the same cards and where motivations are not always pure.
Acting
Apinya Sakuljaroensuk brings devastating authenticity.
Production
Phnom Penh locations feel lived-in, not exoticized.
Director
Detlev Buck
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Benjamin Prufer co-wrote the screenplay, which explains why Ben's flaws feel so uncomfortably specific.
Released the same year as the Khmer Rouge tribunals began, the film captures a Cambodia negotiating its global image.
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