The Bamboo Bridge 2019
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The Bamboo Bridge
This documentary looks at the stories that take place around a unique 1.5 kilometre long bamboo bridge that for generations has been built every year following the rhythms of nature across the Mekong River to join the rural community of Koh Paen to the city of Kampong Cham in Cambodia.
This documentary looks at the stories that take place around a unique 1.5 kilometre long bamboo bridge that for generations has been built every year following the rhythms of nature across the Mekong River to join the rural community of Koh Paen to the city of Kampong Cham in Cambodia.
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Oct 22, 2019 (Australia,Cambodia)
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1hr 5`
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Original Language:
Central khmer
Production Countries:
Australia,Cambodia
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Released
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