Tonight I went to see the screening of a new documentary called Enemies of the People. It was made by a Cambodian and an American film maker and it profiles two Khmer Rouge soldiers and Nuon Chea, who was Pol Pot's second in command. The filmmaker's family members were all killed between 1975-1979. He spoke directly to Nuon Chea over the course of 10 years, but did not inform him of his family until right before Nuon Chea's arrest in 2007 for the Cambodian war crimes tribunal.
http://enemiesofthepeoplemovie.com/
Really devastating, but really fascinating. For all of the great times I am having in Cambodia, I am constantly drawn back to destruction that happened so recently. The film was a grim reminder.
But definitely worth seeing.
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