In the Life of Music

In the Life of Music

Journey of hope

2019 · 92 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama, Family, History

In the Life of Music follows the journey of Hope, a young American girl visiting her relatives in Cambodia for the first time. Determined to learn the history of her parents, Hope discovers the story of how one song, “Champa Battambang” played an integral part of three generations. Starting with how her parents met and fell in love in 1968, to their fight for survival during the war-torn Khmer Rouge years of the 1970’s and finally finishing in the modern day with Hope getting the answers she has longed for.

Directed by Sok Visal · Written by Caylee So

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