Zurich filmmaker Angela Spörri accompanied the Cambodian Vichea Thun Chay and his family - the result is a touching documentary film. You have the opportunity to see the film on Sunday, 17 November at 11 a.m. at the Bourbaki cinema in Lucerne. The film will be followed by a discussion between Angela Spörri and Kantha Bopha Foundation Councillor Christine Zwygart.
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About the filmVichea Thun Chay was left behind by his mother in a refugee camp while fleeing from the Khmer Rouge. He came to Switzerland as an orphan and grew up in the Pestalozzi Children's Village in Trogen. Here he found a new home and started his own family. Today, 30 years later, he wants to come to terms with his fate and sets off with his mother on a journey through Cambodia to the places of his childhood.
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TicketsYou can order tickets via the cinema's website.
And you can find a trailer here.
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"Familienlos" premiered at the Solothurn Film Festival 2023, the film was also nominated for the German Documentary Film Music Award, DOK.fest Munich 2023.
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Further screenings are planned throughout Switzerland.
