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Meeting with Pol Pot

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.

Top Cast

  • Irène Jacob

    Irène Jacob

    Lise Delbo

  • Grégoire Colin

    Grégoire Colin

    Alain Cariou

  • Cyril Gueï

    Cyril Gueï

    Paul Thomas

  • Bun-Hok Lim

    Bun-Hok Lim

    Sung

  • Somaline Mao

    Somaline Mao

    Ieng Thirith

  • Leng Thirith

    Leng Thirith

    Comrade Sung

  • Sovann Nhoeb

    Sovann Nhoeb

    Chan

  • Paov Pitu

    Paov Pitu

    Ta Mok

  • Siden In

    Siden In

Overview

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.

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