Together the team completed 40 days of filming, 24 of those in Germany (Berlin, Hamburg, Dresden, Leipzig, Neustadt in Sachsen, Cossern, Bretnig, Großröhrsdorf, Gaußig, Weida) and 16 days in Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Svay Rieng, Siem Reap, Angkor, Tonle Sap, Kampong Cham, Sihanoukville, Chantrei, Prey Veng). During this time 30 interviews were conducted, 16 in Khmer and 14 in German.
For this to happen the film crew had to overcome cultural and above all climatic differences between Germany and Cambodia - the coldest day of filming was minus 26 degrees Celsius in the Saxon winter of January 2012, just a few weeks before, the film team were sweating in up to 42 degrees Celsius in the humid heat of Cambodia.
"An amusing lasting memory for me was our modest lighting equipment in Cambodia and Notkar's pragmatic and spirited way of solving the issues", remembers Viry Kem. "For example numerous torches were taped onto the sound tripod, or aluminium folding tables were set out in the sun, or yet another smart phone with a light was 'set up' for an interview."
