Cambodia International Film Festival

Promised

Promised poster

Promised

សន្យា

By Christian Elliott

United States/2023/23 min

 

ដោយគ្រីស្យង់ អេលីយ៉ូត

អាមេរិក/២០២៣/២៣នាទី

Story

Promised” is a poignant drama designed to raise awareness about human trafficking through the story of Seila and Chantrea, two Cambodian girls ensnared in its brutal reality. The film navigates between their hopeful beginnings and the subsequent nightmare, focusing on Seila’s struggle as a pregnant teenager in a foreign hospital, her child cruelly snatched away at birth. Flashbacks reveal their journey from a Cambodian village into the hands of traffickers, promising easy work abroad but delivering only separation and suffering. Seila’s resilience emerges as she seeks help, leading to her eventual escape with assistance from A21 and the Cambodian government. Though she secures justice against her trafficker, the search for her child and Chantrea’s fate underscores the ongoing battle against trafficking. “Promised” aims to shed light on this dark issue, emphasizing the power of awareness, advocacy, and the indomitable human spirit.

រឿង

ខ្សែភាពយន្តនេះនិយាយពីសាច់រឿងរបស់សីលា និងចន្ទ្រា ដែលជាជនរងគ្រោះនៃអំពើជួញដូរមនុស្ស។ សីលាមានផ្ទៃពោះ នាងព្យាយាមរត់គេចដោយមានការជួយពី A21 និងរដ្ឋាភីបាលកម្ពុជា។ ប៉ុន្តែ​ការស្វែងរកកូន​របស់នាង និងចន្ទ្រា​នៅតែបន្ត ដែលនាំឱ្យមើលឃើញពីកាប្រយុទ្ធប្រឆាំងនឹងការជួញដូរមនុស្ស និងតម្រូវការនៃការផ្សព្វផ្សាយព័ត៌មាននិងការតស៊ូមតិ។