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The Killing Fields (1984)

The Killing Fields (1984)

Drama History War

Here, only the silent survive.

Release Date: 1984, November 23
Directors: Roland Joffé
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Goldcrest, Enigma Productions, International Film Investors
Cast: Joanna Merlin, Craig T. Nelson, John Malkovich, Patrick Malahide, Julian Sands, Richard Nixon, Athol Fugard, Sam Waterston, Ira Wheeler, Nell Campbell, Spalding Gray, Monirak Sisowath

Overview:

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.

Keywords:

based on novel or book based on true story communism genocide violence journalist brutality civil war vietnam evacuation photographer 1970s mass murder cambodia embassy national socialist party pulitzer prize killing fields red khmer pol pot