Synopsis

Everyone holds a secret; the secret of the future. “Phnom Penh Lullaby” is an intimate story of a man looking for love and acceptance. Ilan Schickman left Israel dreaming of a new life. He now lives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with his Khmer girlfriend Saran and his two daughters Marie, 2 years old, and Jasmine, 6 months, trying to make ends meet as a street fortune-teller. Saran and Ilan Schickman are an unlikely couple in Phnom Penh. She is an alcoholic Cambodian, and he an Israeli who moved to Phnom Penh looking for a better life. It quickly becomes clear that their relationship is extremely problematic. They don’t speak one another’s language, nor do they have enough money or affection to raise their young daughters Marie and Jasmine properly.