Documentary · United Kingdom · 1979 · 52m

Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia

Director

David Munro

Cast

John Pilger as

Crew

John Pilger — Writer

Tagline

The film recounts the bombing of Cambodia by the U.S. in 1970, the subsequent brutality and genocide that occurred when Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge militia took over, and finally the amount of aid given by the west.

Synopsis

John Pilger vividly reveals the brutality and murderous political ambitions of the Pol Pot/Khmer Rouge totalitarian regime which bought genocide and despair to the people of Cambodia while neighboring countries, including Australia, shamefully ignored the immense human suffering and unspeakable crimes that bloodied this once beautiful country.

Key Collaborators

David Munro Director John Pilger Writer

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