The Killing Fields Movie (1984)
A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody \"Year Zero\" cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million \"undesirable\" civilians.
Sydney Schanberg is a New York Times journalist covering the civil war in Cambodia. Together with local representative Dith Pran, they cover some of the tragedy and madness of the war. When the American forces leave, Dith Pran sends his family with them, but stays behind himself to help Schanberg cover the event. As an American, Schanberg won't have any trouble leaving the country, but the situation is different for Pran; he's a local, and the Khmer Rouge are moving in.
Sydney Schanberg is a New York Times journalist covering the civil war in Cambodia. Together with local representative Dith Pran, they cover some of the tragedy and madness of the war. When the American forces leave, Dith Pran sends his family with them, but stays behind himself to help Schanberg cover the event. As an American, Schanberg won't have any trouble leaving the country, but the situation is different for Pran; he's a local, and the Khmer Rouge are moving in.
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Georgous movie, beautifully shot and a great soundtrack. I could not say enough about this true story to do it justice, you just have to see it for yourself. Hard to belive that something as horrific as this happened only 40 odd years ago, and yet similar things are happening still while a lot of us just have to worry about the small things in life..!!
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Sydney Schanberg is a New York Times journalist covering the civil war in Cambodia. Together with local representative Dith Pran, they cover some of the tragedy and madness of the war. When the American forces leave, Dith Pran sends his family with them, but stays behind himself to help Schanberg cover the event. As an American, Schanberg won't have any trouble leaving the country, but the situation is different for Pran; he's a local, and the Khmer Rouge are moving in.Details
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 2:21 hours
- Genre: Biography, Drama, History
- Director: Roland Joffé
- Writer: Bruce Robinson (screenplay)
- Actors: Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich, Julian Sands
- Language: English, French, Khmer, Russian
- Country: UK
- Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 22 nominations
- Production Company: Warner Home Video
- ASIN: B00004RF82
- Year Released: 1984
- Release Date: Jan 31, 1985
- DVD Date: Mar 13, 2001
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