Rent Boy (2023 film) explained

Rent Boy (2023 film)
Native Name:	ប្រុសលក់ខ្លួន
Director:	Leak Lyda
Producer:	Leak Lyna
Starring:	Paing Takhon Pich Votey Saravody Khat Vaihang Tep Rindaro Kohtee Aramboy Sudarat Butrprom
Cinematography:	Jean Chhor
Distributor:	Skyline Media
Runtime:	113 min.
Country:	Cambodia Myanmar Thailand Vietnam
Language:	Khmer

Rent Boy (km|ប្រុសលក់ខ្លួន , ;) is a 2023 Cambodian romance comedy film directed by Leak Lyda and written by Diep Sovanndara.^{[1] [2]}

Starring Cambodian Pich Votey Saravody, Khat Vaihang,Tep Rindaro. Myanmar actor Paing Takhon. Thailand Sudarat Butrprom, Kohtee Aramboy and Vietnam Kieu Trinh.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Plot

In Rent Boy, Paing plays Pai, a country boy raised by a stingy uncle, who comes to Phnom Penh to pursue higher education for a better future. To support his studies, Pai finds work at a bar, which soon leads him to a career as a gigolo.

Cast

• Paing Takhon
• Pich Votey Saravody
• Tep Rindaro
• Khat Vaihang
• Sudarat Butrprom
• Kohtee Aramboy
• Kieu Trinh

Release

• The film's first release date is November 9, 2023 It made a record of being Cambodia's highest-grossing Rom-Com film of all times.^{[7] [8]}

Screen

The film was screened in Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.^{[9] [10]}

The film was screened at first Macao International Comedy Festival (MICF) in Macao.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ကမ္ဘောဒီးယားရုပ်ရှင်ဇာတ်ကား "Rent Boy" မှာ ပါဝင်သရုပ်ဆောင်ဖို့ ရိုက်ကူးမှုများ စတင်တော့မယ့် ပိုင်တံခွန်. 18 May 2023. NPNEWS.
2. Web site: Cambodia's Co-Production. 25 August 2023. KONGCHAK PICTURE. 25 August 2023 .
3. Web site: Myanmar star returns to Cambodia to shoot 'Rent Boy' film. 18 May 2023. KHMERTIMES.
4. Web site: Rent Boy: A funny Cambodian blockbuster… and nothing else. 4 December 2023. KHMERTIMES.
5. Web site: Diễn viên Kiều Trinh xuất ngoại đóng phim điện ảnh quốc tế hợp tác giữa 4 nước. 13 November 2023. Godstar Network.
6. Web site: Kiều Trinh: 'Tôi bất ngờ khi đóng phim cùng mỹ nam đẹp nhất thế giới'. 6 June 2023. Giadinh Xahoi.
7. Web site: ផ្ទុះសំណើចពេញរោងកុន Major Cineplex ក្នុងថ្ងៃសម្ពោធខ្សែភាពយន្ដខ្នាតធំ រឿង "ប្រុសលក់ខ្លួន". 8 November 2023. SabayNews.
8. Web site: In just 4 days, the man who sold himself earned more than 200,000 US dollars from ticket sales. 17 November 2023. Cambodia Morning Post.
9. Web site: Rent Boy (2023) Release Thailand. 21 March 2024. LetterBoxd.
10. Web site: Diễn viên Kiều Trinh xuất ngoại đóng phim điện ảnh quốc tế hợp tác giữa 4 nước. 13 November 2023. HotNow.VN.
11. Web site: Macao first international comedy festival. 14 March 2024. china.org.cn.