The Killing Fields
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.
Keywords:
Journalist
Vietnam
Cambodia
Civil war
Based on novel or book
Photographer
Mass murder
1970s
Evacuation
Embassy
National socialist party
Killing fields
Red khmer
Pol pot
Pulitzer prize
Based on true story
Brutality
Genocide
Communism
Violence
Movie tag line: "Here, only the silent survive."
