Even a Bird Needs a Nest

Even a Bird Needs a Nest is a documentary film about forced evictions in Cambodia a phenomenon that is raging throughout the country The government grants land concessions to powerful companies who use them for commercial purposes However some of these belong to the people Facing threats intimidation and a corrupt justice system those who dare to protect their land risk their lives doing so In Phnom Penh the state capital residents of the Boeung kak district are forcibly evicted from their homes obliged to live in relocation camps without basic services and infrastructures Furthermore the camps are far from work opportunities Those who refuse the governments proposition have their homes bulldozed by the private companies with the violent assistance of the police forces