Film
The Old Man (film)
The Old Man (ចាស់កំព្រា, Chas Kom Prea) is a 2026 Cambodian drama by Somchanrith Chap about a lonely widower who tricks his grown children into coming home.[1][2] The Khmer title means "Lonely Old Man."[1]
Synopsis
Taro is an elderly widower whose children have grown up, started families and homes of their own, and drifted out of his life.[3][2] He spends his quiet days at the tea shop of his longtime friend Sun.[3] Longing to bring the family together, Taro fakes his own death with Sun's help.[3] His children gather at the house where they grew up, old wounds open, and the family faces its fractured past.[3][2] What follows is a fragile reconnection shaped by memory, regret and unspoken affection.[3]
Production and credits
The film was Somchanrith Chap's first as a director. Say Veacha wrote the screenplay, and Leak Lyna produced it for LD Entertainment KH and LD Picture Production.[1][4] The cast includes Tep Rindaro, Som Sary, Taing Meng, Bella Danith, Lucci Lucci, Hailey Pheng, Kim Vandysomanea and Kim Vandysomanuth.[2] The film is in Khmer.[1] The festival program book gives a running time of 98 minutes; the Cambodia International Film Festival gives 100 minutes.[2][3]
Release and reception
The film opened in Cambodian cinemas on March 12, 2026.[5][1] It was selected for the closing ceremony of the 15th Cambodia International Film Festival.[1] At the 2026 Legend Awards it won several honors, including Best Film.[4]
At the Cambodia Town Film Festival
The film was presented at the 12th Cambodia Town Film Festival in Long Beach, California, and screened at the Art Theatre of Long Beach.[2][6]
- 2026: narrative feature presentation.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Wikipedia, The Old Man (2026 film) (2026-03-15)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Cambodia Town Film Festival, 2026 program book (PDF)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Cambodia International Film Festival, THE OLD MAN (2026-03-23)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Underplayed Gems, The Old Man
- ↑ LD Entertainment, រឿង ចាស់កំព្រា - The Old Man (2026-02-14)
- ↑ Art Theatre Long Beach, Cambodia Town Film Festival: The Old Man