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Turn Left Turn Right

Kanitha, a young, free-spirited Cambodian woman in her 20s, lives in modern-day Phnom Penh, working multiple jobs and choosing to live how she pleases. However, her daydreaming creates tension with her traditional mother, who wants a daughter that will settle down to get married, and Kanitha seems ambivalent to her father's deteriorating health. The family's struggle seems immutable, but Kanitha dreams an idea born from memories of her father. TURN LEFT TURN RIGHT is structured as an album, with tracks and sounds influencing the form. The film weaves Cambodian rock songs together with motifs of family, nature, and boundless imagination.

1h 8m2016TMDb 6.3

Khmer

Crew and Cast

Storyline

Kanitha, a young, free-spirited Cambodian woman in her 20s, lives in modern-day Phnom Penh, working multiple jobs and choosing to live how she pleases. However, her daydreaming creates tension with her traditional mother, who wants a daughter that will settle down to get married, and Kanitha seems ambivalent to her father's deteriorating health. The family's struggle seems immutable, but Kanitha dreams an idea born from memories of her father. TURN LEFT TURN RIGHT is structured as an album, with tracks and sounds influencing the form. The film weaves Cambodian rock songs together with motifs of family, nature, and boundless imagination.

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Info

Original title
បត់ឆ្វេង បត់ស្តាំ
Status
Released
Released
24 November 2016
Runtime
1h 8m
TMDB score
6.3 / 10 (3 votes)

Production

Director
Douglas Seok
Studios
Anti-Archive, Sea Oak Studios
Countries
Cambodia, South Korea, United States of America

Languages

Original
Khmer
Spoken
Khmer