'' Lost Loves '' ( ឃ លាតទៅសែនឆ ងាយ '' khlea t tow sen chhngay '' ) is a 2010 Cambodian drama film directed by Chhay Bora and based on real events . It is the first Cambodian film in more than 20 years to deal with facts during the Khmer Rouge era . '' Lost Loves '' was selected as the Cambodian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards , but it did not make the final shortlist . It is only the second Cambodian film to be listed for the Best Foreign Language Oscar . The film made its premiere at the 2010 Cambodia International Film Festival Nun Amara is a woman that fights to survive with her family during the brutal Khmer Rouge regimen ( 1975-1979 ) that pushed the entire Cambodian population to forced work in the rice fields and caused the death of more than 1,700,000 persons though mass executions , torture , starvation and deceases
85th Academy Awards
85th Academy Awards
Lost Loves (film)