In the 1980s Chhay Bora studied drama at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. He became the country’s first independent movie producer. His first film LOST LOVE is set in the time of the Khmer Rouge regime. The story is based on the true story of Chhay Bora’s mother-in-law Nun Sila, whose father is executed by the Khmer Rouge soldiers. “Lost Loves”, a drama about a mother who watches much of her family die during the Khmer Rouge genocide.