In the Life of Music_
"Journey of hope"
In the Life of Music follows the journey of Hope, a young American girl visiting her relatives in Cambodia for the first time. Determined to learn the history of her parents, Hope discovers the story of how one song, “Champa Battambang” played an integral part of three generations. Starting with how her parents met and fell in love in 1968, to their fight for survival during the war-torn Khmer Rouge years of the 1970’s and finally finishing in the modern day with Hope getting the answers she has longed for.
Starring
Ellen Wong, Ratanak Ben, Daniel Chea
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
In the Life of Music was released 7 years ago in 2019.
Overview
In the Life of Music follows the journey of Hope, a young American girl visiting her relatives in Cambodia for the first time. Determined to learn the histor...
In the Life of Music is a Drama, Family, History film with a runtime of 1h 32m.
CAST (14)
Ellen Wong
Hope
RB
Ratanak Ben
Little Comrade
DC
Daniel Chea
Montha
SC
Socheat Chea
Samay
SC
Sreynan Chea
Phally
AC
Arn Chorn-Pond
Mith
CC
Chanta Chy
Sorya
CD
Chansaron Duch
Chan
AH
Asanai Hang
Prum
SH
Sareth Has
Lam
TK
Thouna Kanika
Bopha
SK
Sovuthy Ker
Older Vanny
BK
Bonleap Khiev
Labor Camp Guard
CK
Chandanich Kouy
Labor Camp Commander
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What is In the Life of Music about?
In the Life of Music follows the journey of Hope, a young American girl visiting her relatives in Cambodia for the first time. Determined to learn the history of her parents, Hope discovers the story of how one song, “Champa Battambang” played an integral part of three generations. Starting with how her parents met and fell in love in 1968, to their fight for survival during the war-torn Khmer Rouge years of the 1970’s and finally finishing in the modern day with Hope getting the answers she has longed for.
How long is In the Life of Music?
In the Life of Music has a runtime of 92 minutes (1h 32m).
Who stars in In the Life of Music?
The cast of In the Life of Music includes Ellen Wong, Ratanak Ben, Daniel Chea, Socheat Chea, Sreynan Chea.
What is the rating of In the Life of Music?
In the Life of Music has a rating of 9.0 out of 10 based on 3 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Drama
Family
History