In the Life of Music

Plot

In the Life of Music follows the journey of Hope, a young American girl visiting her relatives in Cambodia for the first time. Determined to learn the history of her parents, Hope discovers the story of how one song, “Champa Battambang” played an integral part of three generations. Starting with how her parents met and fell in love in 1968, to their fight for survival during the war-torn Khmer Rouge years of the 1970’s and finally finishing in the modern day with Hope getting the answers she has longed for.

Cast

Ellen Wong

Hope

Ratanak Ben

Little Comrade

Daniel Chea

Montha

Socheat Chea

Samay

Sreynan Chea

Phally

Arn Chorn-Pond

Mith

Chanta Chy

Sorya

Chansaron Duch

Chan

Asanai Hang

Prum

Sareth Has

Lam

Thouna Kanika

Bopha

Sovuthy Ker

Older Vanny

Bonleap Khiev

Labor Camp Guard

Chandanich Kouy

Labor Camp Commander