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by AustralianTel
on June 23, 2009
Cambodia News - The Red Sense - a view from ‘down under’
Cambodia News - The Red Sense - a view from ‘down under’
A new film,
called The Red Sense, by first-time Khmer-Australian director Tim Pek,
deals with the Khmer Rouge Regime, and the upcoming trials, from the
perspective of younger Khmers living in a western country. Actress
Sarina Luy (pictured), plays the role of Kong Jan Melear, a
thirty-something Khmer woman living in Australia, who discovers that
her father’s killer is living freely in a first world country - an
opportunity her father was never given. The film deals with her
personal struggle as she tries to decide what the correct course of
action is. Sarina Luy arrived in Australia in 1995 from New Zealand,
after having left a refugee camp in Thailand in 1991.
Filmed
in Australia, with real Khmer actors and actresses, Director Tim Pek
elected to have 80% of the dialogue in Khmer (with English subtitles).
His hope is that the film will motivate Cambodians to forget the past
and to focus on the future. The film is scheduled for an independent
release in Australia in November 2006, along with a public release in
Phnom Penh. You can see the film trailer and photos here.
Posted
by AustralianTel
on June 23, 2009
Classification M Consumer Advice Moderate themes and violence Category Film - Sale/Hire Version ORIGINAL Duration variable Date of Classification 22 January 2008 Author VENG (TIM) PEK Publisher VENG (TIM) PEK Production Company TRANSPARENT PICTURES Country of Origin AUSTRALIA Applicant TRANSPARENT PICTURES File Number T08/31 Classification Number 5272746A
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