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The Cambodian Genocide

Documentary Films

MISS RAIN


Director: Charlie Petersmann
38 minutes
Khmer with English subtitles

 

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“The Cambodian genocide, with an estimated death toll of 20-25% of the population, ranks, among the worst atrocities in history. Miss Rain focuses on its ongoing ramifications, and amounts to a beautifully-lensed portrait of a woman – and by extension a nation – still in the difficult process of healing.”
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DUCH: Master of the Forges of Hell


Director: Rithy Panh
2013, 1:42:14 (23 segments)
Khmer with English subtitles

 

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“From Rithy Pahn, director of the notorious documentary S21: the Khmer Rouge Killing Machine, comes his searing follow-up, Duch: Master of the Forges of Hell. Between 1975 and 1979, the Khmer Rouge was responsible for the death of nearly 2 million people, a quarter of the Cambodia population. Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, directed both the M13 and S21 centers, where tens of thousands of people were tortured and executed. He is the first Khmer Rouge leader to be brought before an international criminal justice court. He was found guilty and sentenced to 35 years in prison. Panh films an incredible, horrifying, in-depth interview with Duch, who talks candidly about his ascension in the Khmer Rouge party, and his involvement in the mass murder of his fellow Cambodians. As The Hollywood Reporter said, Panh's film is "likely one of the most elaborate discussions with someone responsible for mass genocide." –from description in Films on Demand.