Neath's Love Story
| Neath's Love Story | |
|---|---|
| Khmer title | ប្រវត្តិស្នេហ៍នាងនាថ |
| Director | Leak Lyda |
| Format | Feature |
| Film type | Fiction |
| First released | 2024 |
| Production country | Cambodia |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Subjects | Film & Moving Image |
| Creator pages | Mélia Constantin |
Neath's Love Story (ប្រវត្តិស្នេហ៍នាងនាថ) is a 2024 Cambodian romantic comedy directed by Leak Lyda and written by Diep Sovanndara. (Wikipedia, Neath's Love Story) It is produced by LD, whose head is Leak Lyda, and it is the first part of a three-part series. This first part carries the subtitle "Post Angkor Youth" (យុវវ័យក្រោយសម័យអង្គរ). (PNN, premiere of Neath's Love Story (July 29, 2024, in Khmer))
Synopsis
Neath owes a large debt to her village. Dao, a womanizer who has fallen in love with her, helps her pay it off, but she does not love him back, and he tries many ways to win her. (IMDb, Neath's Love Story (2024)) The producers describe it as a Khmer story set in Battambang province, and say the story, filming locations and costumes are all Khmer. (PNN, premiere of Neath's Love Story (July 29, 2024, in Khmer))
Production and release
- Budget: about US$1 million, from ten investors.
- Premiere: gala premiere on July 28, 2024, attended by representatives of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts and the Khmer Artists Association. Nationwide cinema release on August 1, 2024. (PNN, premiere of Neath's Love Story (July 29, 2024, in Khmer))
- Cast: Burmese actor Paing Takhon and Mélia Constantin, who plays Neath, with Tep Rindaro, Chea Sovannorea and Saray Sakana. (PNN, premiere of Neath's Love Story (July 29, 2024, in Khmer); IMDb, Neath's Love Story (2024))
- Running time: 1 hour 46 minutes. (IMDb, Neath's Love Story (2024))
- Sequels: Neath's Love Story 2 and Neath's Love Story 3 were also released in 2024, with Mélia Constantin returning. (IMDb, Neath's Love Story 2 (2024); IMDb, Neath's Love Story 3 (2024))