Bright, colorful. Very well shot. Offers insight into another culture and the street children of that culture. This is an incredibly moving film that opens your eyes up to these children whose lives were affected completely when the Khmer Rouge seized control of Cambodia and unleashed a reign of terror that killed two million people. English sub-titled.
This short documentary looks at how several of Phnom Penh's 20,000 street kids are being helped by Mith Samianh/FRIENDS INTERNATIONAL. The children's stories range from the simple wish of a young girl to have enough soap, to the bold dream of a teenage boy to help drug addicts kick their habit and find work. Much of the film is told through the life-sized self portraits the children draw of themselves - an art project inspired by the film's title: What I See When I Close My Eyes.
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