Gratefulness (2003)

Directed by

Heng Tola

Country

Cambodia

How it feels

A young girl in Phnom Penh overcomes hardship in her daily life. The film is based on her true story.

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What happens

Gratefulness, also Katanho (Khmer: កតញ្ញូ, romanized: Kâtânhnhu), is a Cambodian drama film, based on a true life of a young girl who lived in Phnom Penh. The film was considered one of the best films of the year in Cambodia. The film had a highly successful theatrical run and received several awards at the Khmer film festival. These included the best actress award for Ly Chan Siha. Despite being based on true life, the film has some similarity to Thailand's 1985 film Walli (thai:วัลลี) . as well as another film produced by Campro Production, Neang Neath which seem to be the remake of Nang Nak, Thai 1999s horror film. This film was released at the Kirirom cinema in Phnom Penh with English subtitles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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