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Facing Genocide: Khieu Samphan and Pol Pot

2010 · 94 min

A sober, unsettling documentary portrait that asks you to sit with complicity and atrocity without easy comfort.

Directed by
Staffan Lindberg, David Aronowitsch
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Khieu Samphân, Theary Seng, So Socheat
Overview
Khieu Samphan was, as head of state, the public face of the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot. Facing Genocide is a close portrait of the man who made Pol Pot's terror regime possible.

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Directed by
Staffan Lindberg, David Aronowitsch
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Khieu Samphân, Theary Seng, So Socheat
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  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • power
  • guilt
  • morality
  • justice
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Horror4
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Staffan Lindberg, David Aronowitsch
Starring
Khieu Samphân, Theary Seng, So Socheat, Jacques Vergès
Cinematography
Göran Olsson
Runtime
94 min
Country
Cambodia, Norway, Sweden
Languages
Khmer, French, Swedish

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