A decade ago, Scott Neeson was a top Hollywood executive, with a high-powered job at 20th Century Fox—and the lifestyle to match. Between positions at Fox and Sony, the Scotland-born, Australian-raised Neeson decided to take a rare vacation backpacking through Southeast Asia. He had no idea that the trip was going to change his life.
While in Cambodia, Neeson happened by chance upon the notorious (now closed) Steung Meanchey garbage dump, in Phnom Penh. About 1,000 impoverished children live in...
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