Neang is an indigenous woman in northeastern Cambodia whose village has been flooded by a hydroelectric dam. Industrialists collude with the government to pressure the locals to leave their ancestral land, but Neang fights to preserve the unity of her community and family, even as her children’s dreams veer further from traditional ways of life.
Cambodia, France, 2024, 103 min, khmer with English and Bulgarian subtitles
Director: Polen Ly
Scriptwriter: Polen Ly
DOP: Polen Ly
Music: Hugo Rossi
Production: L’Oeil Vif productions, Anupheap Productions, Avant la Nuit
Director’s Biography:
Polen Ly paused his studies in medicine to pursue his filmmaking path in 2012. He has directed several shorts and documentaries, which explore social issues related to the environment, human rights, including LGBT+ and indigenous experiences.