<Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> German </Td> </Tr> <P> Same Same but Different is a 2009 German film, a love story starring David Kross and Apinya Sakuljaroensuk . It was directed by Detlev Buck . The script follows the Benjamin Prüfer's 2006 autobiographical magazine article, later published as a novel in 2007 . </P> <P> The title of Same Same but Different is indeed an Asian - English phrase, mainly used in Thailand, although the film is set in Cambodia . </P>

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