''Ruos Chea Jivit'' (in
Khmer: រស់ជាតិជិវិត in
English: ''Taste of Life'') is a Cambodian
medical drama
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series and
soap opera.
History
It was created and produced by
Matthew Robinson, a former director and producer/executive producer of the BBC television series ''
Byker Grove'' and ''
EastEnders
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'', and its production costs were met by the United Kingdom's
Department for International Development
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as part of a £3 million plan to combat the spread of HIV/Aids and decrease infant mortality in Cambodia, a country with the highest infection rates in South-East Asia and where a third of all children were dead before their fifth birthday.
It was the first-ever Khmer production to use actual voice without dubbing. The series began a trend in Cambodian films of using actors' real voices without being dubbed.
References
Cambodian television soap operas
2000s Cambodian television series
Cambodian Television Network original programming
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