"Same Same But Different": A true Cambodian-German Love Story

Based on a true story, SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT (2009, 107 min) revolves around Ben, a young German student traveling to Cambodia on a post-graduation summer trip, and Sreykeo, a 21-year-old bar girl in Phnom Penh. The two meet in a nightclub and quickly fall in love. After Ben returns home to Germany, Sreykeo, Skyping from Cambodia, reveals that she is HIV-positive; Ben immediately feels he must help her. In doing so he quickly discovers a world where not everyone is dealt the same cards and where motivations are not always pure.

Starring David Kross (War Horse, The Reader) and newcomer Apinya Sakuljaroensuk, maverick German director Detlev Buck avoids the usual East-West clichés and instead delivers a refreshingly different drama that has captivated audiences around the world.

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• This Friday, 30th May, 07:30 pm, Myanmar Short Films: Between Tradition & Modernity in Phnom Penh
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• Next Tuesday, 3rd June, 07:30 pm, Anselm: Wim Wenders portraits German artist Anselm Kiefer in Phnom Penh

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