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Coalesce

Coalesce

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Coalesce

2020

1h 23m

3.8(5 votes)

Drama

Overview

Songsa is 15 years old when his family decides to send him to Phnom Penh to sell clothes in a tuk tuk. Phearum borrowed money to buy a taxi in order to support his family. Thy, 20, has a dream: buying a big motorbike. When their paths cross, a new road merges.

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7 featured cast members

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Eang Phearum

Phearum

Sek Songsa

Songsa

Rom Rithy

Thy

Vann Lek

Lek

Douglas Shakels

Alexandre Barthélémy

Nicól Bear

Creative team

Directed by: Jessé Miceli
Written by: Jessé Miceli
Produced by: Gaëlle Jones

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