Ruos Cheat Jivit

Ruos Chea Jivit (in Khmer: រស់ជាតិជិវិត in English: Taste of Life) is a Cambodian medical drama series and soap opera.

Ruos Cheat Jivit
Also known as	Taste of Life
Genre	Medical drama, soap opera
Created by	Matthew Robinson
Written by	Tom Som (Head writer)
Country of origin	Cambodia
No. of episodes	100
Production
Executive producer	Matthew Robinson
Running time	22 minutes
Original release
Network	Cambodian Television Network
Release	2004 (2004)

History

It was created and produced by Matthew Robinson, a former director and producer/executive producer of the BBC television series Byker Grove and EastEnders, and its production costs were met by the United Kingdom's Department for International Development as part of a £3 million plan to combat the spread of HIV/Aids and decrease infant mortality in Cambodia, a country with the highest infection rates in South-East Asia and where a third of all children were dead before their fifth birthday.^[1]

It was the first-ever Khmer production to use actual voice without dubbing. The series began a trend in Cambodian films of using actors' real voices without being dubbed.