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Abul Kasame (1968)

Abul Kasame poster
Original title
អាប៊ុលកាសេម
Directed by
Yvon Hem
Genre
fantasy, adventure
Country
Cambodia
Runtime
1h 38m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This 1968 Khmer film follows a tale from the Arabian Nights. It was directed by Yvon Hem and stars Kong Som Eun and Saom Vansodany.

whimsicalclassicromanticadventurousfolkloricfantasticallightheartednostalgic

What happens

Abul Kasame (Khmer: អាប៊ុលកាសេម, UNGEGN: Abŭl Kasém) is a 1968 Khmer film adapted from one of the many tales of 1001 Arabian Nights. The film is directed by Yvon Hem and stars Kong Som Eun and Saom Vansodany. The film has recently been discovered to be in existence in 2008. Another film similar to this, and is also directed by Yvon Hem, is Ynav Bosseba. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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