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In the Life of Music

Name: In the Life of Music
Released: 2018

2018

A young Cambodian-American woman visiting her relatives for the first time pieces together her family's history through a single beloved song that threads across generations from before, during, and after the Khmer Rouge years. A gentle musical drama.

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Part of 7 Essential Films from Cambodia

This film is stop 7 of 7 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Cambodia. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Cambodia in the 196 country film challenge.