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Vichea Ten

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Vichea Ten
Born~1963[1]
Cambodia
OccupationActor
Notable workIn Between

Vichea Ten is a Cambodian born Australian actor.[2] For his performance in In Between he was nominated for the 1987 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Mini Series.[1] He played the character of Saret, an illegal immigrant who fled Kampuchea after Pol Pot took power.[3]

Vichea was born in Cambodia where his parents and two siblings died after the Khmer Rouge took power. After escaping from Cambodia when Vietnam invaded he went to a refugee camp in Thailand for three years and was then sponsored to Australia by two of his sisters.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Murdoch, Anna (17 December 1987), "A refugee finds success, but seeks friends and a new role", The Age
  2. ^ Bone, Pamela (26 February 1987), "In between cultures", The Age
  3. ^ Hutchinson, Garrie (19 March 1987), "Series resists the lure of Rose coloured glasses", The Age
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