Aki Ra's Boys
Verzio FF Submission Little Boreak has big dreams. He wants to be a wrestler. A football star. A rap artist. A singer. His world is one of hope and possibility. The young Cambodian's optimism is remarkable given that he has lived through a horrific landmine accident and three crude operations:...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | English Central Khmer |
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Lianain Films
2007
Singapore |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:2c54d0df-5bcd-44f2-9096-8734d49dd68c |
| Summary: | Verzio FF Submission
Little Boreak has big dreams. He wants to be a wrestler. A football star. A rap artist. A singer. His world is one of hope and possibility. The young Cambodian's optimism is remarkable given that he has lived through a horrific landmine accident and three crude operations: all that is left of his right arm is a stump. This film looks at the world through the eyes of Boreak and his friends Vannak, both living in Siem Reap's Landmines Museum. Their guardian, Aki Ra, a former Khmer Rouge child soldier turned anti-mine crusader, is taking care of them. Here, young landmine survivors learn what it means to overcome trauma and be children again. The filmmakers enter their lives as they quarrel and play, fight, make up and get into trouble. |
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| Published: | 2007 |