Yvon Hem

Over three million Cambodians died in the genocide between 1975 and 1979. The Khmer Rouge’s reign of terror also decimated a homegrown film industry that had flourished since 1960: movie theaters were bombed, film prints were destroyed and artists were executed. In Golden Slumbers, French-Cambodian filmmaker Davy Chou mourns this loss of lives and culture, but balances the somber material with a playfulness that honors the lush melodramas and mythic adventures of the glory years.

Inav, prince of Daha, refuses an arranged marriage with Bosba, princess of Aden. Things change when another king asks for Bosba's hand in marriage, threatening war if she refuses.

Princess Keth Soriyong is the daughter of a giant king. Sovannahong first sees the princess as an apparition in a rose. He becomes so love-sick that he convinces a fortune teller to turn him into a magical golden swan that takes him to the kingdom of Soriyong

The king of Baghdad sends out for an heir who is invulnerable and has a black mark on his hand, but is overthrown by a minister, whose son is the head of the army. It is up to the young Abul Kasem to save the kingdom.

Penavong, a student of Ta Esei, is sent on a mission to capture the giant when he meets the beautiful Sovann Pancha. When they first meet, they battle. Penavong makes a pact with Sovann Pancha that if she loses in the battle, she is to help him defeat the giant.

Penavong, a student of Ta Esei, is sent on a mission to capture the giant when he meets the beautiful Sovann Pancha. When they first meet, they battle. Penavong makes a pact with Sovann Pancha that if she loses in the battle, she is to help him defeat the giant.

Pheakdey and her mother escape from the war area to live in Phnom Penh. They have no money, no job, no shelter, and no food. Her mother is sick and blinded by the war. Out of pity, a woman suggests that they live with her. She provides them with everything they need. But the woman is actually ill-intentioned and wants to sell Pheakdey to millionaires.

A fictionalised account of the brutal oppression experienced by a family living in a labour camp headed by malicious cadres.

A fictionalised account of the brutal oppression experienced by a family living in a labour camp headed by malicious cadres.