Films & Documentaries
Recommended films
I have seen and recommend these films as great ways to understand the Cambodian culture and history.
- The Killing Fields (1984) by Roland Joffé, with Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor and John Malkovich
- This movie is based on the true story of Dith Pran. Watch the moving video interview at the New York Times here.
- Read more about him on Wikipedia and his New York Times obituary, Dith Pran, Photojournalist and Survivor of the Killing Fields, Dies at 65 (2008)
- Enemies of the People (2009) by Rob Lemkin, Thet Sambath
- Watch the trailer of this amazing documentary, winner of Sundance World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Documentary (2010) on youtube.
- Les artistes du Théâtre Brûlé (2005) by Rithy Panh
- Gran Torino (2008) by Clint Eastwood, feautring Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang and Christopher Carley
- Through the expereinces of a Hmong family (an ethnic minority in Southeast Asia) this film captures the experiences which many Cambodian and other immigrants go through after moving to the the United States to escape the destruction of the Indochina wars.
- Other films:
- New Year Baby (2006) by Socheata Poeuv
- City of Ghosts (2002) by Matt Dillon, with Matt Dillon, James Caan and Natascha McElhone
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) by Simon West, with Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight and Iain Glen
