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In the Life of Music

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In the Life of Music
DirectorCaylee So and Sok Visal
FormatFeature
Film typeFiction
First released2018
Original languageKhmer; English
Production countryUnited States, Cambodia
Running time92 minutes
SubjectsFilm & Moving Image; Music & Sound; Migration & Diaspora
Creator pagesCaylee So, Sok Visal

In the Life of Music is a feature fiction directed by Caylee So and Sok Visal, first released in 2018. (Wikipedia)

Synopsis

This drama is told in three chapters set in 1968, 1976 and 2007. Three generations are connected through Sinn Sisamouth’s song “Champa Battambang,” while the story addresses love, life under the Khmer Rouge regime, identity, heritage and a young Khmer American woman’s return to Cambodia. (Wikipedia)

Production and credits

The film was selected as Cambodia’s entry for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards but was not nominated. IMDb lists eight wins and three nominations. (Wikipedia; IMDb)

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