Cambodia | Director's Cut 2017 | Color | LGBTQ Comedy | 93 min
DCP | Khmer | 24 fps | 16:9 | DOLBY 5.1
SYNOPSIS
Mony is a loser who hangs out on the streets of Phnom Penh, until the day he witnesses a murder, forcing him to seek refuge with his older brother, a transgender performer in a drag queen club. Now on the run with his brother's friends and performers, dressed as a dancer and calling himself Poppy, Mony must hide at Hollywood, a night club in the Cambodian countryside. With the mob and the police after him, Mony has to adapt to his new identity...
FESTIVALS, selective list
- Busan IFF 2017, A Window on Asian Cinema
- Seoul Pride FF 2017
- Tromso IFF 2018
- Goteborg IFF 2018
- Osaka Asian FF 2018
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CAST & CREDITS
Cast
Director
Script
DoP
Editing
Sound
Produced by
Production
International Sales
UN Sothea
DUCH Lida
Poppy
PEE Mai
PEYPEY Dy
Pop
Tata
SAN Mao
CHEN Choeun
SEM Kosal
MORM Han
SOK Vanna
SOK Visal
R. Johnston FINN
Michael HODGSON
SOK Visal
BUN Chanvisal
YEM Sokheang
SOK Visal
DJ Chee
SOK Visal
NEAK Oukhna Kith Theang
CHY Sela
R. Johnston FINN
Michael HODGSON
802AD Productions
Asian Shadows
PRESS REVIEWS
“Infectious enthusiasm, positive messages and a warm heart are the appealing ingredients of “Poppy Goes to Hollywood Redux,” the first genuine LGBT-themed feature from Cambodia.(...) Visal and co-writers Richard Finn Johnston and Michael Hodgson (also co-scripter of the terrific Cambodian martial arts extravaganza “Jailbreak”) have found the right balance of comical cross-dressing shenanigans and heartfelt pro-tolerance drama. While viewers are left in no doubt about the negative impact of discrimination and rejection on the transgender characters, no-one here wallows in misery. The tone is predominantly upbeat, with pride and self-confidence at the fore.”
-- Richard KUIPERS, Variety