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Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Ruin
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'Showing in the Orizzonti sidebar at this year's Venice Film Festival, Ruin (2013) is by turns a gritty and dazzling lovers-on-the-run tale set in modern day Cambodia. Directed by Michael Cody and Amiel Courtin-Wilson, the film tells the story of two of society's worst-off down-and-outs. Sang Malen plays Sovanna, a young prostitute who is beaten and mistreated by her pimp when she feigns illness to escape work. She manages to escape, but Phnom Penh - and Cambodia, for that matter - is no place for a young girl on her own. Fortunately she meets Phirun (Rous Mony), an aggressive young local factory worker.

'A vague spark of affection is ignited and Phirun promises to shelter the girl, but following a murder they are forced to flee the city and look to survive on the road.'

Source: Cine Vue (http://www.cine-vue.com/2013/09/venice-2013-ruin-review.html). (Sighted: 9/9/2013)

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Works about this Work

Comedians and Physicists Take on Film Festival Garry Maddox , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 May 2014; (p. 10-11)
Two Stars Lost in Space Float Way Above the Rest of the Crop Stars Lost in Space Float Beyond Awful Sequels Garry Maddox , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 December 2013; (p. 26-27) The Canberra Times , 26 December 2013; (p. 6)
The Bigger Picture Garry Maddox , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 August 2013; (p. 6-7)
'Adventurous Australian filmmakers are defying language barriers and industry doubters to find inspiration a long way from home. Their fresh, international stories are a far cry from cork hats and kangaroos.'
Touching Road to Ruin Detours to Venice Garry Maddox , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 July 2013; (p. 22)
Touching Road to Ruin Detours to Venice Garry Maddox , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 July 2013; (p. 22)
The Bigger Picture Garry Maddox , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 August 2013; (p. 6-7)
'Adventurous Australian filmmakers are defying language barriers and industry doubters to find inspiration a long way from home. Their fresh, international stories are a far cry from cork hats and kangaroos.'
Two Stars Lost in Space Float Way Above the Rest of the Crop Stars Lost in Space Float Beyond Awful Sequels Garry Maddox , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 December 2013; (p. 26-27) The Canberra Times , 26 December 2013; (p. 6)
Comedians and Physicists Take on Film Festival Garry Maddox , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 May 2014; (p. 10-11)

Awards

2013 winner Venice Film Festival Jury Prize
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