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Meeting with Pol Pot
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Title: Meeting with Pol Pot

Release Date: 5 Jun 2024

Runtime: 1h 53m

Genre: History, Drama

Director: Anupheap Productions, Catherine Dussart Productions

Production Companies: Anupheap Productions, Catherine Dussart Productions

Overview: Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) - 1978. Three French journalists are invited by the Khmer Rouge to conduct an exclusive interview of the regime's leader, Pol Pot. The country seems ideal. But behind the Potemkin village, the Khmer Rouge regime is declining and the war with Vietnam threatens to invade the country. The regime is looking for culprits, secretly carrying out a large scale genocide. Under the eyes of the journalists, the beautiful picture cracks, revealing the horror. Their journey progressively turns into a nightmare. Freely inspired by journalist Elizabeth Becker's account in When the war was over.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.2 (16 votes)

Cast

  • Lise Delbo: Irène Jacob
  • Alain Cariou: Grégoire Colin
  • Paul Thomas: Cyril Gueï
  • Sung: Bun-Hok Lim
  • Ieng Thirith: Somaline Mao
  • Comrade Sung: Leng Thirith
  • Chan: Sovann Nhoeb
  • Ta Mok: Paov Pitu
  • : Siden In
  • Ieng Sary: Sophourn Has
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