Vanished (2009)

Country

Cambodia

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How it feels

A young person in Phnom Penh gets caught up in a murder. The story looks at how trust works in a strict society where independence is hard to find.

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What happens

Vanished (Khmer: Bakluon) is a 2009 Cambodian thriller film directed by Tom Som and starring Saray Sakana and Chea Vannarith. Set in the capital city, Phnom Penh, the movie tells a contemporary murder story. The two main themes deal with trust and the independence of young people in a rigidly hierarchical society. Filmed in August and September 2008, with post-production completed in July 2009, this is the second movie from the Cambodian film and TV production company Khmer Mekong Films (KMF). It was released in Phnom Penh's twin screen Sorya cinema, simultaneously with being screened at the Baray Andet cinema in Siem Reap, a popular tourist resort. The movie's original language is Khmer supplemented with English subtitles. The movie attracted 13,000 within the first 10 days in Phnom Penh, generating critical acclaim in Hollywood's Variety (the first-ever Variety review of a Cambodian film filed from Cambodia) and Cambodia's Phnom Penh Post. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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