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The Killing Fields

1984 · 142 min

Drama, History, War

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.

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Appeals to viewers seeking an emotionally devastating, historically grounded portrait of political violence and enduring human loyalty.

Tone
bleak, dread, melancholic
Payoff
heartbreak, reflection
Pacing
steady
Intensity
harrowing
Structure
linear
Themes
war atrocity, friendship, journalism, displacement, survival
Setting
late twentieth-century wartime, embattled Southeast Asian cities and countryside

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