The Locked Door - TRAILER
The Locked Door directed by Ol Sokheng.
Student's Corner from Cambodia selected for the Official Selection 2024 of All Asian Film Festival.
A man in his thirties arrives at an old door. He wants to open it but, strangely, the door resists. The man is astonished. He tries to look through a nearby window to see what's behind the door. To no avail. So he takes a bunch of keys out of his pocket, tries different ones, none of which work. Frustration. The man insists, gets annoyed with the lock. But the door still doesn't open.
The man takes two steps back, tries to calm down, then suddenly rushes to the door and slams it with his shoulder. The door shakes a little, but still doesn't open. Another shoulder blow. No more results. Now he's sitting on the floor, leaning against the door, tired, sweaty and discouraged. He seemed ready to give up when a hand reached out towards him. Surprised, the
man grasps the hand and stands up (we never really see who held out his hand to the man, just a vague hint). "He is placed back in front of the door. "We motion to him to open it. The man, incredulous at first, takes a deep breath, puts his hand on the doorknob, glances at the unseen stranger, and gently manoeuvres the handle. The door opens... The man smiles and steps through. Then closes the door again. We all have an inner strength that we don't always know about, and that can help us face any locked door that comes our way.