The story told by Neary Adeline Hay’s sophomore feature, Eskape [+lee también:
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The documentary is set to take part in the brand-new Envision competition organised by this year’s IDFA (17-28 November). The French-Cambodian filmmaker and artist debuted with Angkar [+lee también:
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Eskape was produced by France’s La Bête. Prague-based Filmotor is in charge of its world sales.

Check out our exclusive trailer and poster below: