

Same Same but Different
2010-01-21 · 107 min · ★ 6.6
Based on the true story of Benjamin Prufer and Sreykeo Solvan. The unexpected and uncertain love story of Sreykeo, a 21 year old bar girl in Phnom Penh and Ben, a young German student traveling to Cambodia on a post graduation summer trip. When Ben returns home to Germany he discovers that Sreyko is sick and he takes on the responsibility to save her. On the way he discovers a world where not everyone is dealt the same cards and where motivations are not always pure.
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- Directors
- Detlev Buck
- Production companies
- NDR, Boje Buck Produktion GmbH, Biscuit Films, Bophana Production
- Countries
- Cambodia, Germany, Thailand
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
David KrossBen
Apinya SakuljaroensukSreykeo
Stefan KonarskeEd
Jens HarzerHenry
Anne MüllerClaudia
Michael OstrowskiAlex
Marie JungRegula
Constanze BeckerSibylle
Olli DittrichBens Vater
Anatole TaubmanHotelmanager
Charly HübnerHajo Schober
Mario AdorfHerr Behr
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