Washed ashore on the beaches of Thailand, a boatload of Cambodian refugees finds an unlikely survivor - Anousak, a former Khmer Rouge member scarred by years of civil war and unimaginable personal tragedy. As he finds sanctuary, memories come flooding back to his idyllic youth in Laos.

He recalls a time of youthful innocence with his two closest friends - Siva, a brother in all but blood, and Mekra, the beautiful young woman they both fiercely loved and competed for. But a shattering betrayal by Siva and a family calamity upended Anousak's life, forcing him and his mother to seek refuge with relatives in Cambodia.

Little did he know the maelstrom of horror that awaited under Pol Pot's genocidal Khmer Rouge regime. Anousak is swept into the turbulent currents of the killing fields, his path once again unexpectedly intersecting with his former friend Siva's. Can their fractured bond mend after such cataclysmic upheaval? And is there any hope of reuniting with Mekra, the woman who still holds their hearts?

An epic tale spanning love, loss, betrayal and survival against all odds, River of Tears immerses you in the depths of the Cambodian genocide through the eyes of one man's unforgettable odyssey. Some bonds, some loves, transcend all - like a gentle river's eternal flow.