Local Casting to Commence for Vietnam war-era feature drama, FREEDOM DEAL

FREEDOM DEAL (www.freedomdealmovie.com), a feature film by Camerado SE Asia, now shifts to Phase III of the development process. Thanks to all supporters from Phase II - including a recent contribution by longtime super-supporter of Camerado projects, Rolando Dubioso in Europe.

FREEDOM DEAL: the Story of Samnang ('Lucky') takes place during President Nixon's 1970 US-Army of South Vietnam incursion into Cambodia during the Vietnam War - a military operation which launched massive protests in the US, leading to the shooting of students at Kent State and Jackson State universities.

Afterwards, the US war effort unravelled completely, leading to the resignation of the President himself.

...but it all started in a remote stretch of Cambodia:

=> LOGLINE: SPRING, 1970. As part of the escalating Vietnam War, a combined US & Army of South Vietnam military operation enters Cambodia to locate and destroy North Vietnamese and Viet Cong sanctuaries. A Cambodian youth named Samnang (‘Lucky’) rescues downed US soldiers, while evading horrific Cambodian ghosts and foiling Khmer Rouge guerillas, as he journeys to the safety of the provincial capital.

During April & May 2012, the Camerado team will be heading to remote areas along the Cambodian-Vietnam border to undertake local talent scouting, including an OPEN CALL FOR TALENT in one of the most remote regions of Asia, along the Cambodian frontier at the real-life location where 'Apocalypse Now' was set.

Characters being sought include the hero of the story, SAMNANG ('Lucky'), as well as Khmer Rouge & Lon Nol Cambodian military; Viet Cong and NVA military; civilian refugees and supporting and extra roles. (*Western US GI, diplomatic, and military roles are being sought separately as part of the next stage of the process)

This is the cutting edge of worldwide independent cinema: we therefore seek the support of film fans around the globe to assist and contribute in any way they can.  

• Scouting and finalizing locations in the Cambodia-Vietnam border area for production of selected scenes
• Casting, auditioning, and coaching local talent (assuming mostly natural non-actors)
• Logistics, meals, and basic accomodation for team (as low as $10-$15/per person per day with simple guesthouses and basic meals)
• Translation costs of script
• Expendables and incidentals, ie, whiteboards, photocopies, rental of truck with bullhorn (to announce casting call through countryside areas)