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We Can't Change the World. But, We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia. (2011)

We Can't Change the World. But, We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia. poster
Original title
僕たちは世界を変えることができない。But, we wanna build a school in Cambodia.
Directed by
Kenta Fukasaku
Genre
non-fiction film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 06m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of Japanese university students decide to raise money to build a school in Cambodia. The film follows their efforts and the challenges they face along the way.

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What happens

We Can't Change the World. But, We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia. (僕たちは世界を変えることができない。 But, We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia.) is a 2011 Japanese drama film based on the autobiographical novel by Kota Hada. The film was directed by Kenta Fukasaku, and it stars Osamu Mukai, Tōri Matsuzaka, Tasuku Emoto and Masataka Kubota as the main characters. The film was released in Japanese cinemas on 23 September 2011. It grossed a total of US$3,334,273 over its four-week theatrical run in the Japanese box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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