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With no other refuge available, the family relocates to a camp that soon reveals its grimness—a space laden with oppression, forced labor, and starvation. The rules imposed by the Khmer Rouge strip away all semblance of individuality; men, women, and children alike toil endlessly in a bid to survive, while the regime profits from their labor.
Loong witnesses unimaginable horrors, including brutal violence against those who dare to defy the rules. The camp transforms not just into a physical prison, but a place devoid of hope as the family faces loss and despair. Paw is called to the city for repairs on a bridge—a mission that carries consequences he and his family dread.