Cambodia’s official Oscar entry for Best International Film at the 98th Academy Awards is the horror movie Tenement, and a new trailer has arrived this afternoon.
Dark Sky Films will release Tenement in theaters and on VOD on October 24, 2025.
In the film, “Following the death of her mother, a Japanese-Cambodian manga artist decides to travel to Cambodia along with her boyfriend, in a quest to find out more about the country her mother fled. She reunites with lost family and moves into the apartment where her mother used to live. As she tries to find out more about her past, she’s confronted with strange events within the building that hint at something darker going on with the residents. What first appears as over-caring considerations from the community towards the newcomers soon turns out to be part of a ritual. The residents are preparing a new host for the building’s evil spirit, before it starts killing them once again.”
Tenement was written and directed by Inrasothythep Neth & Sokyou Chea.
Thanet Thorn, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Socheata Sveng, Mony Rous, and Katsuya Maiguma star.
That Tenement is billed as a psychological horror movie makes its submission into the Oscar race interesting. Each non-U.S. country is allowed to submit just one movie for potential Oscar consideration. That list of submissions is then whittled down by members of the Academy, who ultimately select the films that will compete for the award. The shortlist will be announced on December 16, and the final five nominees in the Best International Feature category will be announced on January 22.
Look for Cambodia’s Oscar submission later this month, and check out the new trailer in the meantime.
