Review of Dancing Across Borders (2010) by Ingela Z — 09 Jun 2010

I really liked the subject matter of this documentary. Rich people go to Cambodia and "discover" a highly talented dancer with a smile that lights up the world, an arrogance that will project confidence on a stage, and a heart of gold. So, they take him to new York and train him to be a ballet dancer because, well, what poor rice patty boy from Cambodia wouldn't want to do that?

For all its faults, "Dancing Across Borders" does have a charm because of the subject matter. In fact, you have a sneaky suspicion he will reach the goal of becoming a critically-acclaimed dancer, but you cheer for him anyway because he is such a sweetheart of a human being. To recap, subject matter-good, rich people who needed vanity and a project-bad.