A young mother scavenges in Cambodia's largest dump to save her ailing son while learning hope and literacy from the embittered rent collector.
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A young mother scavenges in Cambodia's largest dump to save her ailing son while learning hope and literacy from the embittered rent collector.
Sang Ly struggles to survive by picking through garbage in Cambodia's largest municipal dump. Under threat of eviction by an embittered old drunk who is charged with collecting rents from the poor of Stung Meanchey, Sang Ly embarks on a desperate journey to save her ailing son from a life of ignorance and poverty.
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Married couple teases about intimacy; no explicit scenes
Gang violence and self-defense; Khmer Rouge killings in backstory
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Alcoholism central to the rent collector’s character and decline
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Khmer Rouge genocide aftermath and systemic poverty themes
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Extreme poverty; child labor; genocide trauma; chronically ill infant
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