Same Same but Different
Same Same But Different is a 2009 German drama film directed by Detlev Buck. The script follows Benjamin Prüfer's 2006 autobiographical magazine article, later published as a novel in 2007. Starring David Kross and Apinya Sakuljaroensuk.
The title of Same Same But Different is indeed an Asian-English phrase, mainly used in Thailand, although the film is set in Cambodia.
The film first premiered at the 62nd Locarno International Film Festival on 13 August 2009.
Plot
Benjamin, a German high school student, is a backpacker on his first major tour. In a nightclub in Phnom Penh, he meets a young local girl, Sreykeo, and rapidly falls in love with her. Ben opts for this love, even though Sreykeo turns out to be HIV positive and seems to be a prostitute. It is based on the true story of Sreykeo Sorvan and Benjamin Prüfer.Cast
- David Kross as Ben
- Apinya Sakuljaroensuk as Sreykeo
- Wanda Badwal as Lilli
- Stefan Konarske as Ed
- Jens Harzer as Henry
- Anne Müller as Claudia
- Michael Ostrowski as Alex
- Marie Jung as Regula
- Lucile Charlemagne as Marie
- Julia Primus as Vanessa
- Constanze Becker as Sibylle
- Olli Dittrich as Ben's father
- Gilla Cremer as Ben's mother
- Em Boun Nat as Sreykeo's father
- Ok Sokha as Sreykeo's mother
- Anatole Taubman as the hotel manager