High School’s Love Story: Cambodia’s Gay Film

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Kounila Keo

Cambodia's first-ever movie about gay love, but second movie about homosexual love

I was sort of amazed when I saw this new graphically designed poster of this first-ever movie about gay love “High School’s Love Story”. Cambodia nowadays seems to be into homosexual love, doesn’t it? Another movie about homosexual lovers hit Cambodia’s film market not long ago in April 2009, drawing thousands of audience. It was entitled “Who am I?” Mrs. Poan Phuong Bopha, the film’s writer, said that her film was successful beyond what she expected. And I was one of the audience. I like the theme and how she structured the story. However, the producing process and stars ‘ performance, in my opinion, have not improved much. But well, it was really nice to look into a new angle of society, rather than disclose it.

Even in Clogosphere (Cambodian blogosphere), I notice there’s a growing trend of Khmer blogs about gay novels. I see Cambodian kids and youngsters are trying to express themselves through stories they write for others to see and also explain people difficulties of gays together with gays’ positions in society. Gay novels they write are often sad because the characters, both men, always end up apart. Why? I used to read one American gay novel, which I found quite tasteful . Society apparently condemns gays and lesbians, but they are a minority of people needed to be heard.

For a quick look, go to read some stories by this kid who blogs in Khmer. And, this is a Khmer Gay Novels blog in English.

Certainly, I am going forward to watching “High School’s Love Story”. I don’t really think this is a new issue. Gays and lesbians have always been in Cambodia. I understand why they have been hiding themselves from society. A lot of discrimination is going on everywhere against homosexuals or same-sex lovers. Gays and lesbians should really have their own rights to express themselves in whatever way. Just because they are, like everybody else, human beings.

Khmengtoch on March 4, 2010 at 10:13 pm said:

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小男孩 on March 16, 2010 at 11:31 am said:

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K.K. on March 24, 2010 at 7:39 am said:

@Khmengtouch: bong orkun for reading this article…yes your blog link is there..keep up your good work ^_^

@hello khun Thai: I don’t know if you are Thai or Cambodian…but you are welcome thank you ^_^
ក្មេងស្រុកស្រែ on April 29, 2010 at 3:24 am said:

ញុមពិតជាមិននឹកស្មានដល់សោះថា ខ្មែរយើងបានផលិតខ្មែរហ្គេយ៍ បន្ទាប់ពីរឿង ខ្ញុំជាអ្នកណា? ដែលនេះជាលើកទីមួយហើយដែលផលិតកម្មនេះបានផលិតខ្សែភាពយន្តហ្គេយ៍ជាប្រភេទបុរសស្រលាញ់បុរស ដែលរឿងមុនជាប្រភេទស្រីស្រលាញ់ស្រី ហើយមុននេះញុមក៏តែងតែរំពឹងគិតដែលថា ថ្ងៃណាមួយនោះមុខជានិងមានភាពយន្តហ្គេយ៍ខ្មែរជាប្រភេទបុរសស្រលាញ់បុរសហើយ ទីបំផុតក៏កើតមានមែន។ ខ្សែភាពយន្តនេះខ្ញុំពុំទាន់បានមើលនៅឡើយទេ មិនដឹងថា ល្អមើលឬក៏អត់នៅទេ
K boy on June 3, 2010 at 9:36 pm said:

I like it . When story play . I want see it ok play at battambang phong
K boy on June 24, 2010 at 3:09 am said:

Bong made story tell me ban ta when story play? Chemi_lucky007@yahoo.com hope u tell me i love it
K boy on June 24, 2010 at 3:12 am said:

Cheng_lucky007@yahoo.com it true my e mail
ermyr on July 7, 2010 at 1:25 pm said:

hey!!
i like to watch this movie..can somebody tell me the site where i could watch this??
just email me at ermyr_manuel@yahoo.com
thank you very much…
muah=)
P on July 18, 2010 at 2:44 am said:

Can anybody tell me where I can find or download that movie? I think it’s very interesting that Cambodia has gay themed movie. Thanks, anyway!
kk on July 18, 2010 at 11:48 am said:

Hi P: I don’t think it has been finished being made. Let’s wait. I’ll do an update on it if the film’s released. ok?
P on July 19, 2010 at 10:58 pm said:

Ok. Thanks, anyway.
I hope to see it soon
non somaly on August 27, 2010 at 6:24 am said:

hi! do u like this story? wait untill december.I know this story will play in 12.
non somaly on August 27, 2010 at 6:26 am said:

i say play play i don’t know when the story play.
P on August 28, 2010 at 7:33 am said:

Hmmm, hope to see it soon
David on September 13, 2010 at 2:41 am said:

Oh, really??? I just can’t wait to see this film. Honestly, I’m a gay who’s not brave enough to persuade people to support gays and lesbians. By now, can anyone tell me when will it be released?? It’ll be on TV or in theatre??
My email address is davidintheworld@ymail.com
Thanks in advance!
David on September 13, 2010 at 6:01 am said:

@David: It’s will be on the theater! And you’re going with me^^
Kounila on September 13, 2010 at 6:07 am said:

Hi All,

yes, heard that it’ll be released in December! Keep your eyes open for that, okay?

Thanks for reading my blog.
Allan Junior on October 30, 2010 at 8:12 am said:

i am intersted on seing the movie, i know its not just about gay love it also depicts the culture of Cambodia.

please send the movie to this email address:allan.labuanan.jr@gmail.com
ေကာင္းသန့္ on November 6, 2010 at 6:11 am said:

good
ေကာင္းသန့္ on November 6, 2010 at 6:15 am said:

i am a myanmar but i am staying malaysia now with work.i’m loving a cambodian girl .so i have to come cambodia.how do can i come?
sun linght on November 10, 2010 at 7:08 am said:

gay and lesbian are exited since the birth of human in this world. Where ever has people is where the gay people are. It is the old thing. It is not any thing new. Cambodian did not talk about this openly before because of its strict culture. Now they tend to talk and reveal more openly. Any way gay and lesbian are natural.
88 on November 18, 2010 at 6:30 am said:

Hi all friend!
little bird on November 18, 2010 at 6:40 am said:

i have ever seen “who m I?”movie,too. It’s a nice movie. Do someone think girls and girls love each other is a mistake?
thanks for reading my blog.
sothea on November 23, 2010 at 7:18 pm said:

It is very amazing to see this such a gay movie.
rathana on December 12, 2010 at 10:38 am said:

when this film gonna be in the theater???
Morose on December 30, 2010 at 5:51 pm said:

Do you like gay ban jol mel mes?????????
Kounila Keo on January 9, 2011 at 3:08 am said:

It’s a great thing to discuss if you want to continue talking about it here.
K_lee on January 9, 2011 at 9:40 pm said:

What is the purpose of making this film, to show up about the next generation gay life that should be valued openly as other countries or whatelse, pls kindly advise?

K_lee
តាំងកូរ on January 13, 2011 at 8:21 am said:

សួស្តីអ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នា! វាពិជាចក្ខុមួយដែលភ្លែកដែលអ្នកដឹកនាំរឿងហៀនចំនាយលុយដើម្បីថតភាពយន្តខ្មែរដែលកំពុងតែអន់ថយ។ខ្ញុំសូមជួនពរអោយរឿងនេះពេលដាក់បញ្ចាំងអោយទទួលបានការគាំទ្រកាន់តែច្រើន។សំរាប់ការទាក់ទង ០៨៦៦០០០០៣ ។
Andrew on January 28, 2011 at 2:36 am said:

I have never watched the movie about gay or lesbian. However, I would applause to Khmer films of any story. I hope some day Khmer film will arise.
dararith on March 29, 2011 at 2:24 am said:

i like this story nas
solida on March 31, 2011 at 5:12 am said:

oparator name kao shiha
solida on March 31, 2011 at 5:19 am said:

some story girl love girl but this story boy love boy it is very wonderful and interested i think this story is very famous and i like it
solida on April 6, 2011 at 7:15 am said:

i think this story have a lot fan to see it
kabir on April 13, 2011 at 11:34 am said:

where i can watch online this movie? please anybody advise link.
thanks.
พัฒน์ พัฒน์ถพล on April 19, 2011 at 6:30 am said:

when you will tell us, when this movie release?
Kounila on April 19, 2011 at 7:45 am said:

Thanks, all, for your interest. I will let you know more but not that soon.
panha on April 21, 2011 at 3:12 am said:

i support to show this story,cos i think in cambodia have no story like this,by the way,is the new story,i hope have alot of people like and support
Pagna on May 9, 2011 at 9:30 am said:

Really wanna be there it looks really mouth-watering hahaha
darak on May 12, 2011 at 8:57 pm said:

Why don’t see that movie release?
I really want to watch that movie so much.
Could anyone tell me?
email me if someone know: lovely_bora_fun@yahoo.com
thank in advance!
juno on June 20, 2011 at 5:57 am said:

me want to watch too sand to me pong junonino9@yahoo.com
พัฒน์ พัฒน์ถพล on August 4, 2011 at 10:59 am said:

is this movie already out?
Kounila Keo on August 7, 2011 at 10:09 pm said:

Oh not yet I think, cos if it were released, mega announcements would start. I haven’t heard a thing about it since.
vuth on September 5, 2011 at 3:03 am said:

cool it was the truth that every one have been
พัฒน์ พัฒน์ถพล on October 28, 2011 at 5:39 am said:

is this movie already release?
พัฒน์ พัฒน์ถพล on October 29, 2011 at 4:57 am said:

try look at this site…
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1149307
Ken on November 3, 2011 at 1:37 am said:

When start this story?
Ken on November 3, 2011 at 1:41 am said:

I hope I can watch this movie soon. I really want na see this story mean. when it start please let me know by this email sokveng007@gmail.com. Thank before…..
Bonny on January 17, 2012 at 8:28 am said:

Any one know if this movies already released?? cant wait to watch this movie
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