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Lotus Sports Club

Country: Netherlands, Cambodia, Language: Khmer, 71 mins

  • Director: Tommaso Colognese, Vanna Hem
  • Writer: Tommaso Colognese, Vanna Hem, Martina Serafin
  • Producer: Valeria Bullo, Tommaso Colognese, Emanuele Costantini, Mary K. Evjen Olsen, Vanna Hem, Leaphy Heng, Valeria Leonardi, Pisey Li, Celine Martin, Martina Serafin, Robert Witlox

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Shot in Cambodia over 5 years, Lotus Sports Club, is an inspiring coming-of-age story that centers around Leak, a teenage trans man who plays football in the under-21s women's team of Kampong Chhnang, and Pa Vann, the coach and father-figure to Leak and other LGBTQ+ players on the team. 61-year-old Pa Vann established the football team in 2009 to encourage solidarity among straight, lesbian and gender-diverse players. He also opened his home to the more vulnerable often homeless teenagers, including Leak, thus providing these LGBTQ+ players a safe place to be themselves. After living with Pa Vann for many years, Leak, driven by the pressure to make more money for his family and forced off the football team because of his age, takes the heart-breaking decision to move to Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, leaving behind the one person he loves the most.


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