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198191 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Historical Events Corruption

The Angkar

198191 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Records from the S21 interrogation and extermination camp in Phnom Penh document the deaths of 20,000 people under the Pol Pot regime.

Historical Events Corruption

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Gerhard Scheumann,

Walter Heynowski

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Records from the S21 interrogation and extermination camp in Phnom Penh document the deaths of 20,000 people under the Pol Pot regime.

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Gerhard Scheumann

Gerhard Scheumanndirector

Walter Heynowski

Walter Heynowskidirector

Gerhard Scheumann

Gerhard Scheumannwriter

Walter Heynowski

Walter Heynowskiwriter

Gerhard Scheumann

Gerhard Scheumanncast

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Tuol Sleng, a former high school in Phnom Penh, became a site of horror under the Pol Pot regime. Known as S21, it served as a central interrogation and extermination camp. The Khmer word “angkar” means “organization,” reflecting the regime's secretive operations. Records from S21 document the deaths of 20,000 individuals. The film presents these grim realities through the lens of the Angkar's unwritten laws and their devastating consequences.

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