Vichea Ten

Vichea Ten
Vichea Ten
Born	~1963; Cambodia
Occupation	Actor
Notable work	In 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]

References

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

External links

Vichea Ten at IMDb

[Murdoch-1] Murdoch, Anna (17 December 1987), "A refugee finds success, but seeks friends and a new role", The Age

[Bone-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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