Same Same but Different
Same Same but Different is a 2009 German film, a love story starring David Kross and Apinya Sakuljaroensuk. It was directed by Detlev Buck. The script follows the Benjamin Prfers 2006 autobiographical magazine article, later published as a novel in 2007.
Benjamin David Kross, a German high school student, is a backpacker on his first major tour. In a nightclub in Phnom Penh, he meets the young local, Sreykeo played by Apinya Sakuljaroensuk, and rapidly falls in love with her. Ben opts for this love, even though Sreykeo turns out to be HIV positive and seems to be a prostitute. It is based on the true story of Sreykeo Sorvan and Benjamin Prfer.Same Same but Different was shown at the 62nd Locarno International Film Festival onAugust 2009 and entered in the festival competition, the Variety Piazza Grande Award. This award is conferred by critics from the American entertainment magazine Variety to films that it considers have artistic qualities and international evaluation opportunities. ........
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