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2008 | Color | 1h 36

Filmed over the course of 23 years, The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) is the story of a family?s epic journey from war-torn Laos to the mean streets of New York. Thavisouk Phrasavath tells his own story of struggling as a young man to survive both the war and the hardships of immigrant life, as well as his mother?s astonishing tale of perseverance.


Country: Estados Unidos
Direction: Phrasavath; Thavisouk, Kuras; Ellen
Script: Kuras; Ellen, Phrasavath; Thavisouk
Production: Kuras; Ellen, Fernández Marengo; Flora
Photography: Kuras; Ellen, Asc;
Sound: Mouthon; Benny, Paterson; Dave
Music: Shore; Howard
Participation year at FICM: 2008

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