Summary Thirty years ago, Communist Cambodian leader Pol Pot set about establishing a nation of people living to serve the state. He insisted that anything private, right down to his subjects' thoughts and emotions, were immoral. When Pol Pot's plan to increase rice production failed, he declared it was due to enemies within the party. Thus began the purge of some of Pol Pot's most devoted followers and their families. Almost two million people were brutally tortured and executed in the killing fields of Cambodia, a quarter of the country's population in less than four years. Exceptional for a revealing interview with Nuon Chea ("Brother Number Two"), the former deputy to Pol Pot who admitted partial responsibility and expressed willingness to go before a United Nations tribunal to be questioned, this British Documentary Award nominee was noted for its interviews of both survivors and former leaders within the Khmer Rouge.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Michael Praed Peter France Christopher Andrew John Tusa
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Nov 10, 2005
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English German Spanish Russian Japanese French
Filming locations : Little Bighorn River, Montana, USA
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Summary Thirty years ago, Communist Cambodian leader Pol Pot set about establishing a nation of people living to serve the state. He insisted that anything private, right down to his subjects' thoughts and emotions, were immoral. When Pol Pot's plan to increase rice production failed, he declared it was due to enemies within the party. Thus began the purge of some of Pol Pot's most devoted followers and their families. Almost two million people were brutally tortured and executed in the killing fields of Cambodia, a quarter of the country's population in less than four years. Exceptional for a revealing interview with Nuon Chea ("Brother Number Two"), the former deputy to Pol Pot who admitted partial responsibility and expressed willingness to go before a United Nations tribunal to be questioned, this British Documentary Award nominee was noted for its interviews of both survivors and former leaders within the Khmer Rouge.
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Nov 10, 2005
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English German Spanish Russian Japanese French
Filming locations : Little Bighorn River, Montana, USA
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
