Same Same But Different (2009)

Directed by

Detlev Buck

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

6

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 51 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A German man falls in love with a Cambodian woman while traveling. Their relationship faces challenges from cultural differences and their separate lives.

romanticbittersweetpoignantearnestintimateslow-pacedculturally-tingedgrounded

What happens

Same Same but Different is a 2009 German drama film directed by Detlev Buck. The script follows Benjamin Prüfer's 2006 autobiographical magazine article, later published as a novel in 2007. Starring David Kross and Apinya Sakuljaroensuk. The title of Same Same but Different is indeed an Asian-English phrase, mainly used in Thailand, although the film is set in Cambodia. The film first premiered at the 62nd Locarno International Film Festival on 13 August 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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