Advantages: Very powerful, intelligent and moving Disadvantages: Small negative - the lack of extras.
The Killing Fields was made in 1984 and is set during the withdrawal of American Troops and the escalation of violence by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. It mainly focuses on the relationship between a journalist for the New York Times, Sydney Schanberg, and his Cambodian friend and colleague, Dith Pran. The true horror of the time is captured through a series of unpleasant episodes consisting of bombings and random executions. Shortly in to the film ... ...get his family out with the Americans. When the situation worsens and the Khmer Rouge seek to isolate Cambodia from the outside world, the American journalists have no choice but to get out. The situation is different for Dith Pran. As a Cambodian, in particular as an educated Cambodian, he is at great risk and desperate to leave, and there is a passage in the film where the American journalists and photographers attempt to forge American documents ...
dan654321 21.04.2006
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one of the best films i have seen for a long time.
gripping from start to finish.
a story of war and freindship the anguish of one mans will to survive.
starring sam waterson and dr haing ngor.
and music by mike oldfield. very good sound quality too.
set in war torn cambodia.
a beatiful place shattered by revolution.
this is the story of one mans determination to tell the truth.
whatever the cost.
and of another mans will and determination ... ...and what they experianced in THE KILLING FIELDS.
quote: in the water wells the bodies were like soup bones in broth
and you could allways tell the killing grounds because the
grass grew taller and greener were the bodies were buried.
i see in his eyes what must be in mine-a certainty that we are to be executed.
fantastic film. great acting. action through out. a must
if you love vietnam film this is a must see.
value for money very good. ...
mark422 26.03.2008 (28.03.2008)
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