Lost Child : Sayon's Journey /
This film shows how one Khmer Rouge child soldier confronts his childhood experiences during Cambodia's darkest hour. Sayon Soeun was abducted at the age of six and subsequently exploited by the Khmer Rouge, his family life and education stolen. His recovery and redemption from unimaginable evi...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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New York, NY :
Gardner Documentary Group,
2013.
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| Series: | Filmakers library online, volume 3
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | This film shows how one Khmer Rouge child soldier confronts his childhood experiences during Cambodia's darkest hour. Sayon Soeun was abducted at the age of six and subsequently exploited by the Khmer Rouge, his family life and education stolen. His recovery and redemption from unimaginable evil entails his transition from an orphanage in a refugee camp to adoption by a loving American family. After more than 35 years, he recently made contact with brothers and a sister he assumed were dead. The documentary follows his journey to heal himself by forgiving the family that let him slip away and forgiving himself for his complicity as a Khmer Rouge child soldier. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 4, 2014). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (77 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 01:16:25 |
| Awards: | Won 2013 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Audience Award Won 2013 CINE Golden Eagle Film and Video Competition Golden Eagle Won 2014 Trenton Film Festival Audience Choice Award |