113 minutes
6/5/2024
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. Freely inspired by journalist Elizabeth Becker's account in When the war was over.
Irène Jacob
as Lise Delbo
Grégoire Colin
as Alain Cariou
Cyril Gueï
as Paul Thomas
Bun-Hok Lim
as Sung
Somaline Mao
as Ieng Thirith
Leng Thirith
as Comrade Sung
Sovann Nhoeb
as Chan
Paov Pitu
as Ta Mok
Siden In
Sophourn Has
as Ieng Sary
Tithya Nouhem
as Interpreter
Sok Sothun
as Old man
Sokong Heng
as Sikoeurn
Rithy Panh
as Pol Pot (voice)
Chamrong Chhel
Narith Roeun
Vichea Than
Buddhapong Norodom
Panhaly Ouk
Phanh Phang
Thet Thoeurn
Cheoun Yea
Dara You
Savong Vorn
Emeline Briffaud
Yannick Chao
Pol Pot
as Self (archive footage)