Even a bird needs a nest
Director Chansou
Countries France
Duration 71 min
Synopsis
EVEN A BIRD NEEDS A NEST is a documentary film about forced evictions in Cambodia, a phenomenon that is raging throughout the country. The government grant land concessions to powerful companies to use for commercial purposes. Some of these land belong to the people. Facing threats, intimidations, and a corrupt justice system, those who dare to protect their land risk their lives doing so. In Phnom Penh, the state capital, residents of the Boeung Kak district are forcibly evicted from their homes, obliged to live in relocation camps, without basic services and infrastructures. Furthermore, the camps are far from work opportunities. Those that refuse the government’s proposition, have their homes bulldozed by the private companies, with the violent assistance of the police force. But a group of unintimidated women lead by the charismatic Tep Vanny continue to protest and resist…
EVEN A BIRD NEEDS A NEST is a documentary film about forced evictions in Cambodia, a phenomenon that is raging throughout the country. The government grant land concessions to powerful companies to use for commercial purposes. Some of these land belong to the people. Facing threats, intimidations, and a corrupt justice system, those who dare to protect their land risk their lives doing so. In Phnom Penh, the state capital, residents of the Boeung Kak district are forcibly evicted from their homes, obliged to live in relocation camps, without basic services and infrastructures. Furthermore, the camps are far from work opportunities. Those that refuse the government’s proposition, have their homes bulldozed by the private companies, with the violent assistance of the police force. But a group of unintimidated women lead by the charismatic Tep Vanny continue to protest and resist…