New Year Baby (2007)
1h 20m
Running Time
January 7, 2007Release Date
Plot.
Born on Cambodian New Year in a Thai refugee camp, Socheata never knew how she got there. After her birth, the family left the past behind and became American. Her parents hid the story of surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide. In NEW YEAR BABY, she journeys to Cambodia and discovers the truth about her family. She uncovers their painful secrets kept in shame which also reveal great heroism.
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Cast & Crew.
Socheata Poeuv
Director
Charles Vogl
Producer
Jason Bolling
Producer
Gil Talmi
Composer
Sandra Christie
Editor
Details.
This Movie Is About.
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Wiki.
New Year Baby is a 2006 documentary film that tells the story of a family that survived the Cambodian genocide, and started a new life in the United States. The film was directed by Socheata Poeuv and produced by Charles Vogl. It won the 2007 IDFA "Movies That Matter" Award, an initiative of Amnesty International, as well as eight other international awards. It was aired on National PBS in 2008.