"The Girls of Phnom Penh" (2007)
Meta House and Street Art Β· Daun Penh
Date
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Time
7:30 PM β 9:45 PM
Location
Meta House and Street Art
Daun Penh
Entry
Free
No ticket required
About this event
Few documentaries capture the lives of vulnerable young women with such honesty and compassion as "The Girls of Phnom Penh". Filmmaker Matthew Watson follows three teenage girls working as karaoke hostesses in Cambodia's capital, revealing the harsh realities of poverty, family obligation, and the exploitation that surrounds the country's underground virginity trade. Yet beyond the shocking circumstances lies a deeply human story of resilience, humour, and friendship, as Srey Leak, Me Nea, and Cheata support one another through lives they were forced into far too young. Refusing to reduce its subjects to victims alone, the film instead celebrates their courage, dreams, and extraordinary bond in the face of unimaginable hardship. Accompanied by a haunting soundtrack from Nick Cave, this powerful documentary remains an unforgettable portrait of survival and sisterhood; free entry; English subtitles. ααΆαααΆαααααα―αααΆααα·α ααΆαααααα’αΆα αααα αΆαααΈαα·αααααααααααΈαααααααααααααΆααααααααααΆααααΆααααααααααα αα·ααααααααααααααααΆααα»ααΆααΌα "The Girls of Phnom Penh"α α’αααααΉαααΆα Matthew Watson ααΆαααΆααααααααααΈαααααααΈααΆαααααααααΎααΆααα ααααααααΆαααΆα’αΌαααααα»αααΆαααΆααΈααααααα ααααααα αΆαααΈααΆαααααΈααα ααΆαααααα·α αα αααα½ααΆα αα·αααΆαααααααααααα αααααααΆααααΆαα½αααΆαα·ααααααααααα ααα αΆααΈααααΆαααααα ααα»ααααααΎαααΈααΆαααααα ααΆααααα ααΆαααααααααααα αΆαααΈαα·αααααΆα αααααΆααα α·ααα αα·αααΆαααΆααααααααΆαα αα·ααα αααααα Srey Leak, Me Nea αα·α Cheata αααααααααα»αααΉαααΈαα·αααααααΆααααααΆαααααΆα αΆα αα·αααααΎα α αααα½αα±ααααΆααααα αΆααα½αααααΆαααααααααααααα»ααααα ααΆαααααααααααααααααααΈαα»αα·α ααααΈαααααΉα αα·αα ααααα·αααααΆαααα’ααα αΆααααααααα½αααα ααΆαα½ααααααααααΈ Nick Cave ααΆααΆααΆαααααα―αααΆαααααΆαα₯αααα·ααα’αααΈααΆαααααΌαααααΆα αα·αααΆαααΆααααα’αΌα; α αΌααα½ααααα₯ααα·ααααα ααΆαα’ααααα’αααααααα
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