In the Life of Music (2018) poster7

Cambodia7 Essential Films from CambodiaStop 7 of 7

In the Life of Music

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.

Return to the complete listFilm notesWatch options

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.

FilmsAroundThe.World is a hand-curated atlas of world cinema with ranked country guides. It has no ads or accounts; anonymous aggregate page views and product milestones are measured with Vercel Web Analytics. Open the map, follow a curated route, or read the methodology.