Topic: Cambodian Civil War

Direction Roland Joffé

Cast Sam Waterston · Haing S. Ngor · John Malkovich · Julian Sands

Synopsis The Killing Fields (1984) follows the harrowing journey of an American journalist, Sidney, from The New York Times, as he becomes entangled in the brutal realities of Cambodia. When his trusted local guide vanishes, presumed dead, Sidney must navigate the...

Direction Rithy Panh

Cast Randal Douc · Jean-Baptiste Phou

Synopsis The Missing Picture (2013) delves into the director's personal journey to uncover a lost photograph captured between 1975 and 1979 during the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. The film explores the idea that while a single image cannot definitively prove...

Direction Rithy Panh

Synopsis S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003) delves into the harrowing period of 1975-79 when the Khmer Rouge orchestrated a genocide in Cambodia, resulting in the deaths of 1.7 million people due to starvation and murder. The regime's ambition to...

Direction Rob Lemkin · Thet Sambath

Cast Thet Sambath

Synopsis Enemies of the People (2009) delves into the chilling legacy of the Khmer Rouge, which claimed the lives of nearly two million individuals in the late 1970s. The documentary seeks to shed light on the enigmatic and horrifying events that...

Direction Rithy Panh

Cast Peng Phan · Pen Sopheary · Mom Soth · Chhim Naline

Synopsis The Rice People (1994) explores the lives of Cambodian refugees residing in camps, where children are unaware of the origins of rice, believing it comes from UN lorries. This film delves into the necessity for these children to eventually return...

Direction Rithy Panh

Direction Angelina Jolie

Cast Sareum Srey Moch · Phoeung Kompheak · Sveng Socheata · Tharoth Sam

Synopsis First They Killed My Father (2017) delves into the harrowing experiences of Loung Ung, a Cambodian author and human rights advocate, as she navigates the brutal regime of the Khmer Rouge. The film chronicles the atrocities she endured during this...

Direction Régis Wargnier

Cast Raphaël Personnaz · Olivier Gourmet · Phoeung Kompheak · Rathana Soth

Synopsis The Gate (2014) follows the story of a French ethnologist and a former Khmer Rouge official who reconnect after many years. Their paths first crossed during the brutal regime of Pol Pot in Cambodia. The narrative unfolds two decades later...

Direction Rithy Panh

Cast Kheav Sra Ngath · Roeun Narith · Sovannak Mol · Peng Phan

Direction Chalong Pakdeevijit

Cast Christopher Mitchum · Olivia Hussey · Pawana Chanajit · Pairoj Jaisinga

Synopsis H-Bomb (1976) follows the thrilling journey of a CIA operative, portrayed by Chris Mitchum, who is tasked with tracking down a dangerous terrorist. The antagonist has managed to seize a pair of nuclear warheads and is believed to be hiding...

Direction Davide Grotta

Cast Kim Hak · Nhem En · Chhoeun Yeh · Mon Rean

Direction Shane O'Sullivan

Synopsis Cambodia, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge (TV) (2012) delves into the chilling era between April 1975 and January 1979, when Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge regime caused the deaths of approximately 1.7 million people in Cambodia. Pol Pot's...

Direction Guillaume Suon · Lida Chan

Cast Sochan Pen

Direction Lek Kitaparaporn

Cast Robert Walker Jr. · Woody Strode · Christopher George · Nancy Kwan

Synopsis Camboya Express (1982) follows the gripping journey of an American journalist who ventures back to Cambodia with a critical mission. He aims to rescue his girlfriend, whom he was compelled to abandon when the brutal Khmer Rouge regime seized control...

Direction Arthur Dong

Synopsis The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor (2015) chronicles the harrowing journey of Dr. Haing S. Ngor, who was compelled into labor camps by the Khmer Rouge. Unbeknownst to him, he would later escape years of torment and immortalize...

Direction John Pilger · David Munro

Direction Rithy Panh

Direction Rémi Lainé