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Becoming Human (2025)

dir. Polen Ly

In Battambang, Cambodia, a once-beloved cinema stands on the brink of demolition. Sneaking in to document its final days, a journalist named Hai encounters Thida, the spectral guardian of the decaying theater. Faced with the building's destruction, Thida is granted a rare choice: to fade away, or to be reborn into the human world. As the two embark on a metaphysical journey through a rapidly modernizing nation, they find themselves bound by a shared history of displacement.
Rating: PG
Drama
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Becoming Human (2025) film poster