The Betrayal - Nerakhoon
| Movie | |
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| German title | The Betrayal - Nerakhoon |
| Original title | The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English , Lao |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 96 minutes |
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| Director | Ellen Kuras |
| script | Ellen Kuras, Thavisouk Phrasavath |
| production | Flora Fernandez-Marengo |
| music | Howard Shore |
| camera | Ellen Kuras |
| cut | Thavisouk Phrasavath |
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The Betrayal - Nerakhoon is a documentary from 2008. It is about Laotian refugees who live in New York City because of the Lao Civil War . The film is Ellen Kuras ' directorial debut , her directing partner was Thavisouk Phrasavath .
content
The Betrayal - Nerakhoon is about the family around the protagonist Thavi in exile in the USA and their past. Having fled the Lao Civil War , she now faces the challenges of the new everyday life in New York City .
The father was previously denounced by neighbors and declared an enemy of the state by the Pathet Lao. Nothing is known about his whereabouts - either he was sent to a labor camp or was sentenced to death .
Together with his mother, Thavi planned an escape to a better life via Thailand for the whole family, which actually consists of nine other children. The mother thought Thavis had the greatest chance of a successful escape. He was then the first of the family to flee at the age of 12 by crossing the Mekong River with two inflated plastic bags as a swimming aid. Mother and siblings followed two years later. The hopes of the new home ( "one step from heaven", a stage before the sky ) are disappointed a Accommodation is already upon arrival in a cheap apartment, along with other refugee families, but from Vietnam and Cambodia. The apartment is in a social hotspot, drugs and violence are commonplace in the area. Thavi becomes part of an Asian gang , which in turn answers the prevailing violence with violence. At the same time he tries to comfort the traumatized mother and to head the household.
production
The Betrayal - Nerakhoon combines archive material with new recordings. The film was in the works for a total of 23 years before finalizing in 2008.
Film awards
- Won
- " Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking", 2010
- "NBR Award" of the Top Five Documentaries of the National Board of Review , 2008
- "Spectrum Award" of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival , 2008
- Nominations
- " Best Documentary " at the 2009 Academy Awards
- "Independent Spirit Award" of the Independent Spirit Awards , 2009
- " Cinema Eye Honors Award ", 2009
- Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize , 2008
Web links
- The Betrayal - Nerakhoon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ pbs.org/pov/ Betrayal - The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) on the Public Broadcasting Service website, July 21, 2009, accessed January 14, 2017.
- ^ Ty Burr: The Betrayal - A remarkable journey from Laos to America , boston.com, April 10, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2017.