Blood Border: Cambodia's 2nd Killing Fields
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| សោកនាដកម្មភ្នំខ្មោច | |
| Directed by | Leak Lyda |
| Screenplay by | Leak Lyda Say Veacha Nuon Molin |
| Based on | Dangrek Mountain... unforgettable by Mengly J. Quach[1] |
| Produced by | Leak Lyna |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Cambodia |
| Languages | Khmer Thai English |
Blood Border: Cambodia's 2nd Killing Fields (Khmer: សោកនាដកម្មភ្នំខ្មោច) is an upcoming Cambodian biographical drama thriller film based on the memories of Mengly J. Quach, who was forced down the Dângrêk Mountains by Thai soldiers in 1979. The film is directed by Leak Lyda.[2] A film about the second Killing Fields in Cambodia during the Dangrek Incident.
Premise
After the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979, tens of thousands of Cambodians fled to the Thai border hoping to resettle in a third country. Tragically, Thai soldiers drove the refugees to the Dângrêk Mountains and forced them down a steep gorge into minefields, resulting in thousands of deaths.[3]
Cast
- Nov Dana
- Vath Vaheang
- Laurence Hamilton
- Sou Rathanak
Production
In January 2026, it was announced on the first day of filming that production costs would total $25,556.[4]
Mr.Rath Sreang, Deputy Commander of the Royal Cambodian Military Police and Commander of the Phnom Penh Royal Cambodian Military Police, graciously provided firearms, specialized equipment, and a team of experts to support the filming.[5]
The production of Blood Border: Cambodia's 2nd Killing Fields drew significant criticism from various Thai media outlets during its filming.[6]
The film was shot in Kirirom National Park from January to April 2026.
Release
The film will release in all theaters across Cambodia this November 2026.[7][8]
Reception
On July 15, 2026, director Leak Lyda released the film's teaser, which garnered massive support and amassed 1 million views in just 24 hours.[9]The site is the subject of the 2020 documentary film Ghost Mountain: The Second Killing Fields of Cambodia, produced by the Preah Vihear Foundation. In 2026, LD Entertainment released a feature film, Blood Border: Cambodia's 2nd Killing Fields, based on the same location.[10]
References
- ↑ "Filming begins on documentary of Ghost Mountain tragedy". khmertimeskh. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ↑ "Cambodia scoffs at Thai criticism of film showing refugee tragedy". khmertimeskh. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "Why is Thailand so concerned about "Ghost Mountain: Second Killing Field"?". phnompenhpost. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "គ្រាន់តែថ្ងៃទី១នៃការថតរឿង សោកនាដកម្មភ្នំខ្មោចLDត្រូវចាយលុយខ្ទង់មុឺនដុល្លារទៅហើយ". kampucheathmey. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ↑ "ថៅកែ LD ចាត់ទុកកិច្ចសហការលោក រ័ត្ន ស្រ៊ាង ក្នុងការផ្តល់អាវុធ និងសម្ភារៈដើម្បីថតរឿង បានរួមចំណែកលើកកម្ពស់វិស័យភាពយន្តនៅកម្ពុជា". kampucheathmey. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "អ្នកដឹកនាំរឿង «សោកនាដកម្មភ្នំខ្មោច» ផ្តាំទៅសារព័ត៌មានថៃថា កុំបារម្ភ ភាពយន្តខ្មែរមួយនេះ ផ្អែកលើការពិតទាំងស្រុង". kampucheathmey. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ "ខ្សែភាពយន្តប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ «សោកនាដកម្មភ្នំខ្មោច» ដែលរំលេចពីយោធាថៃធ្វើបាបភៀសសឹកខ្មែរ ត្រៀមចាក់បញ្ចាំងនៅចុងឆ្នាំនេះ". kampucheathmey. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "ម្ចាស់ផលិតកម្ម LD បង្ហើបថា «សោកនាដកម្មភ្នំខ្មោច» អាចនឹងចាក់បញ្ចាំងនៅដើមខែវិច្ឆិកា ខាងមុខនេះ". kampucheathmey. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "LD បញ្ចេញឈុតឆាកខ្លីរឿង «សោកនាដកម្មភ្នំខ្មោច» ធ្វើឱ្យអ្នកគាំទ្រកាន់តែរំពឹងថ្ងៃចាក់បញ្ចាំង". kampucheathmey. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Mae Bunseng Taing, survivor of the Cambodian genocide recounts experience in documentary". khmertimeskh. Retrieved 2 October 2022.