The Rubber Tappers

Short Film/ Cambodia/ 20 min/2023

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Director: Rotha Moeng

Screenwriter: Rotha Moeng, Sokro SUONG, Phally Ngoeum

Director of Photography: Kongkea VANN

Production: Rithy PANH, Rotha Moeng

Music Composer: Sophy HIM

Production designer: Boluny ROS

Cast: Phearun POV

Synopsis:

In Ratanakiri, a province in northeastern Cambodia, Khlek, an 11-year-old boy, lives on the rubber plantation where his parents work. Coming from the Kroeung ethnic minority, they are tappers. But where does this enormous charred tree lying on the ground in the middle of the plantation come from? The answer that Khlek finds is much more complex than it seems.

Director’s biography:

Rotha Moeng is a Cambodian director and producer. Two films he produced and co-produced have been released in Europe: The Sound of the Night, directed by Chandaro Sok and Kongkea Vann, and White Building a feature film by Kavich Neang.

Filmography: The Sound of the Night, White Building