2022
Good Deed Entertainment
1 h 41 m

2022
Good Deed Entertainment
1 h 41 m

Summary In near-future Phnom Penh, the rich and privileged are augmented with nanotech, and new skyscrapers crowd the skyline. In Tralop Bek, a tight-knit community threatened with forced eviction, 13 year-old Leng Heng is having vivid dreams of his past lives. He and his friends are convinced they are meant to find a buried Buddhist statue to s...

Directed By: Jake Wachtel

Written By: Christopher Larsen, Jake Wachtel

2022
Good Deed Entertainment
1 h 41 m

2022
Good Deed Entertainment
1 h 41 m

Karmalink

Name: Karmalink
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Released: 2022-07-15
Duration: 1 min 41 s
Rating: 73
Cast: Srey Leak Chhith, Leng Heng Prak, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Cindy Sirinya Bishop, Rous Mony

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews

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Written By: Christopher Larsen, Jake Wachtel

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Variety

Jul 12, 2022

This striking feature debut by U.S. filmmaker Jake Wachtel takes viewers on a fascinating and frequently wondrous expedition to a place where science and metaphysics intersect.

By Richard Kuipers FULL REVIEW

Paste Magazine

Jul 18, 2022

Karmalink is a very good story about child detectives trying to make do in an imbalanced and unfair world. Like Inception, it nods at the human desire to escape into our dreams, and like much of sci-fi, it grapples with human reliance on technology. Some of the most interesting implications go unexplored, but it’s beautiful to look at and delights where it treads.

By Kevin Fox, Jr. FULL REVIEW

Screen Daily

Jul 12, 2022

While the first two acts are more engaging and accessible than the third – the picture does get a little bogged down in its effects and ideas – there’s no question that this is an imaginative and original debut from director Jake Wachtel.

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Screen Rant

Jul 12, 2022

Though the performances are all very enjoyable, the dialogue pulls down the script. Despite this, however, Karmalink is unique, introspective, and beautifully imperfect.

By Nadir Samara FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Valerie Steinberg Productions

Release Date Jul 15, 2022

Duration 1 h 41 m

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Website https://gooddeedentertainment.com/karmalink/

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Awards

Boston Science Fiction Film Festival, US

• 1 Win & 4 Nominations

Sun Valley Film Festival, US

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Santa Fe International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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Srey Leak Chhith

Srey Leak

Leng Heng Prak

Leng Heng

Sahajak Boonthanakit

Dr. Vattanak Sovann

Cindy Sirinya Bishop

Dr. Sophia

Rous Mony

Thief, Farmer, Photographer

Sveng Socheata

Leng Heng's Mother

Sokvan So

Kosal

Sreng Chear

Old Monk

Samneang Chea

Bookseller

No Mo

Junk Dealer

Ty Li

Ty

Tommy Henderson

Mi

Rando Henderson

Do

Savern Oum

Grandma

Pisey Pen

Borramey

Linda Chhith

Little Sister

Sreyneat Chhith

Little Sister

Morokort Chhith

Little Sister

David Rithyruth Alexander

Young Monk

Channan Moa

Caretaker Monk

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