Locarno Shorts Weeks 2021

Muoy lean chhnam

A Million Years

by Danech San
Cambodia  ·  2018  ·  Color  ·  21'  ·  o.v. Khmer

On Demand

08 - 15 | 02 | 2021

A young woman relaxes in a restaurant with a friend at a riverside. She recounts her past experiences, finding enchantment in the flow of the river and the trees on the mountains nearby. Strangely enough, she enters a parallel riverside with a stranger, and both tell of stories of fear.

The first film of the young Cambodian filmmaker draws a collection of ideas inspired by her own memories and dreams. As the dialogues flow like a stream of consciousness, the nature seems to occupy more and more space on screen, but also in the mind of the characters. Is it a dream or is it real? The characters remember their past to recreate a collective memory based on feelings, sounds and impressions. They will never forget what happened. 

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Danech San


Information

Director
Danech San

Cast
Marie Thach , Bandiddh Prum , Piseth Tha

Producer
Davy Chou, Sungho Park

Production designer
Kanitha Tith

Cinematography
Douglas Seok

Costumes
Shanghai Chang

Screenplay
Danech San

Sound
Vincent Villa, Sopheakdey Touch

Sound Designer
Vincent Villa

Editing
Machima Ungsriwong

Production
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