• Director: Roland Joffé
  • Release Year: 1984
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English, French, Central Khmer, Russian

The Killing Fields

Description

Pran, a Cambodian journalist, is assigned with a U.S.-based journalist to cover the Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia, but then is left behind in the final evacuations of non-Cambodian personnel. While his family is safe in the United States and his journalist friend deals with fame and the guilt of leaving Pran behind, Pran himself must find a way to survive in a place where ignorance is celebrated, where education and skill can be a one-way ticket to the killing fields.

Themes

Democratic Kampuchea (1975 – 1979), Saloth Sar "Pol Pot" (1925 – 1998), Khmer Rouge, Civil wars, War crimes, Journalism, Oppression, Civil wars, Cultural conflicts, Communism, Class conflicts, Social justice, Vietnam War (1961 – 1975)