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Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia

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.
Oct 30, 1979 · 52m
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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.

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CAST

John Pilger
Self
Directed by David Munro

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Associated Television
Country
GB

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