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202387 minPGdocumentary

Familienlos

202387 minPGdocumentary

Thun Chay, a Cambodian man abandoned in a refugee camp during the Red Khmer regime, reflects on his traumatic past and search for family.

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Thun Chay, a Cambodian man abandoned in a refugee camp during the Red Khmer regime, reflects on his traumatic past and search for family.

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Angela Spörri

Angela Spörridirector

Angela Spörri

Angela Spörriwriter

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The story of Thun Chay, a Cambodian who was left behind by his mother in a refugee camp during their escape from the Red Khmer and the civil war in their home country.

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