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          11. – 22. March 2026

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              Cambodian Beer Dreams

              Laurits Nansen / Denmark, Sweden & France / 2026 / World Premiere / 80 min

              What happens to people, ethics, and morals when alcohol and capitalism are unleashed in a poor and corrupt country with few restrictions? One man takes up the fight against a corrupt system.

              In Cambodia, large international and local breweries are battling to win the war for the rapidly growing beer market. Through aggressive marketing, young ‘beer girls’ and promises of cash prizes, the poor population is encouraged to drink more and more alcohol – sometimes to the point of death. Laurits Nansen’s film sheds critical light on a situation that few people had ever heard of.

              We meet a lone activist who dares to stand up to the beer industry in one of the world’s most corrupt countries and fights an unequal battle to introduce a national alcohol law. He has seen his country move towards democracy in the optimistic 1990s, only to slide back into dictatorship. A risk that neo-colonial alcohol capitalism does not exactly help to put a stop to. But at the same time, we meet ordinary Cambodians who, as beer sellers, singers, and beer girls, dream that the beer industry can be their path to a different and better life.