
FREEDOM DEAL: the Story of Samnang (‘Lucky’)
WGA # 1467328 GENRE: Drama
NICHES: Asian; Youth; War; Refugees; Supernatural
SYNOPSIS: May 4, 1970 – Cambodia. During the 1970 US-Vietnam conflict, a combined US & Army of South Vietnam military operation enters Cambodia to locate and destroy North Vietnamese and Viet Cong sanctuaries. A Cambodian youth named Samnang (‘Lucky’) and an ornery but likable wedding musician named Nuon make their way through the conflict – encountering landmines, traditional Cambodian ghosts known as ARBS, and marauding helicopters as they go.