Becoming Human (2025)
ជាតិជាមនុស្សា
Thida, the spirit guardian of an old cinema facing demolition, must confront her existence as a ghost and the choice of rebirth. When she meets Hai, a living human with whom she forms a deep bond, their connection forces her to face not only her spiritual destiny but also the realities of a country undergoing profound economic and social change.
Casting
- Serak Savorn — Thida
- Piseth Chhun — Hai
- Pin Sreybor — Food Delivery Spirit
- Preab Pouch — Cinema Inspection Officer #1
- Thon Sovakiry — Cinema Inspection Officer #2
Interesting facts
Becoming Human is a 2025 Cambodian supernatural drama film written and directed by Polen Ly. It stars Serak Savorn and Piseth Chhun.
Production
In December 2024, the project was selected by the Biennale College Cinema and received a €200,000 production grant. In an interview with Fred Film Radio, Ly revealed that the film was inspired by the Cambodian "vibrant" film industry during the 1940s to 1960s before the Cambodian genocide.
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