Chana lives in Phnom Penh and runs a music studio making karaoke films for YouTube. As an older son of farmers in rural Cambodia, he is bound to take in his younger brother Heng. Heng has no future at the farm, having lost both arms by a landmine. Now, amidst a So-Me “wanna-be” culture and with a bossy brother, Heng must make it. An intimate tale of two brothers navigating life while bearing the silent echoes of a war that ended decades ago.
2025 /
Finalist
THE BROTHER – BONG THOM
Director & Producer: Zaradasht Ahmed,
Munthe-Kaas Mette Cheng
12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.
2023 |
59
Cambodia
Languages: Khmer
