Synopsis
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, today. Sony, a ten-year-old Cambodian child, working on a garbage dump, is chased from his home by his father. Left to his own devices, he is taken in by a social community group, allowing him to go to school and discover a new life. Sony will quickly adapt and integrate. Until the day when, at the end of school, he makes an unexpected discovery.
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- Executive Producer : Respiro Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : Manifest
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- Executive Producer : Amélie Quéret
- Screenwriters : Albert Oriol, Stéphane Ly-Cuong
- Director of Photography : Thomas Favel
- Music Composer : Romain Trouillet
- Assistant director : Sreylin Meas
- Editor : Laurent Leveneur
- Sound Recordist : Sopheakey Touch
- Costume designer : Sopheap Hong
- Line Producers : Dara Seng, Sopheak Moeurn
- Assistant Operator : François Belin
- Production managers : Amélie Quéret, Albert Oriol
- Continuity supervisor : Céline Breuil-Japy
- Production Designer : Mono Yim
- Grader : Jean Coudsi
- Make-up Artist : Phanit Hing
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Childhood, Encounters, Education
- Production language : Cambodian
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2020
- Runtime : 19 min 32 seconds
- Visa number : 150.838
- Visa issue date : 21/12/2020
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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