The read
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic83/100
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
38 audience votes
Key crew
- Rithy PanhDirector
- Rithy PanhScreenplay
- Pierre Erwan GuillaumeScreenplay
- Marc MarderOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Irène JacobLise Delbo
- Grégoire ColinAlain Cariou
- Cyril GueïPaul Thomas
- Bun-Hok LimSung
- Somaline MaoIeng Thirith
- Leng ThirithComrade Sung
- Sovann NhoebChan
- Paov PituTa Mok
- Siden InCast
- Sophourn HasIeng Sary
- Tithya NouhemInterpreter
- Sok SothunOld man
Stills
Themes
inspirational