Underplayed Gems

New Year Baby (2006)

New Year Baby poster
Directed by
Socheata Poeuv
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
0.5 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Cambodian American filmmaker explores her family's survival of genocide and their journey to rebuild in the United States. The film uncovers long-held secrets and the lasting effects of trauma across generations.

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What happens

New Year Baby is a 2006 documentary film that tells the story of a family that survived the Cambodian genocide, and started a new life in the United States. The film was directed by Socheata Poeuv and produced by Charles Vogl. It won the 2007 IDFA "Movies That Matter" Award, an initiative of Amnesty International, as well as eight other international awards. It was aired on National PBS in 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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