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Writer:
Bruce Robinson (screenplay)
Release Date:
2 November 1984 (USA)
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He was a reporter for the New York Times whose coverage of the Cambodian War would win him a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting. But the friend who made it possible was half the world away with his life in great danger... This is the story of war and friendship, the anguish of a country and of one man's will to live. more
Plot:
A photographer is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody "Year Zero" cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million "undesirable" civilians. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars.
Another 23 wins
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18 nominations
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(40 articles)
Clip joint: journalists
(From The Guardian - Film News. 27 January 2010, 7:22 AM, PST)
Sundance Review: 'Enemies of the People'
(From Hitfix. 23 January 2010, 10:16 AM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 27 January 2010, 7:22 AM, PST)
Sundance Review: 'Enemies of the People'
(From Hitfix. 23 January 2010, 10:16 AM, PST)
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Honest, Worthwhile film-making...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sam Waterston | ... | Sydney Schanberg | |
| Haing S. Ngor | ... | Dith Pran (as Dr. Haing S Ngor) | |
| John Malkovich | ... | Alan 'Al' Rockoff | |
| Julian Sands | ... | John Swain | |
| Craig T. Nelson | ... | Major Reeves | |
| Spalding Gray | ... | U.S. Consul | |
| Bill Paterson | ... | Dr. MacEntire | |
| Athol Fugard | ... | Dr. Sundesval | |
| Graham Kennedy | ... | Dougal | |
| Katherine Krapum Chey | ... | Ser Moeum | |
| Oliver Pierpaoli | ... | Titony | |
| Edward Entero Chey | ... | Sarun | |
| Tom Bird | ... | U.S. Military Advisor | |
| Monirak Sisowath | ... | Phat - Khmer Rouge Leader | |
| Lambool Dtangpaibool | ... | Phat's Son |
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Runtime:
141 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Australia:M |
South Korea:15 (DVD rating) |
Argentina:18 |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:15 |
South Korea:15 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16 |
Netherlands:12 |
Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) |
Singapore:PG |
Portugal:M/16 |
UK:15
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The year the film was released, Time Magazine's Cultural Highs and Lows of the Year, had as the lowest point, 'David Puttnam's decision to use John Lennon's Imagine in The Killing Fields'.
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Goofs:
Continuity: During the evacuation of the U.S. embassy, a soldier is taking down the U.S. flag and climbs back into the building of the embassy, but he forgets his assault rifle.
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Sydney Schanberg: Cambodia. To many westerners it seemed a paradise. Another world, a secret world. But the war in neighboring Vietnam burst it's borders, and the fighting soon spread to neutral Cambodia. In 1973 I went to cover this side-show struggle as a foreign correspondent of the New York Times...
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Sydney Schanberg: Cambodia. To many westerners it seemed a paradise. Another world, a secret world. But the war in neighboring Vietnam burst it's borders, and the fighting soon spread to neutral Cambodia. In 1973 I went to cover this side-show struggle as a foreign correspondent of the New York Times...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Zomergasten: (#4.5)" (1991)
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Imagine
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I saw this film a while back and just saw it again on TV. If you are interested in seeing a great, tense drama this is a good start. Honest and unapologetic directing from Roland Joffe and fine performances from Sam Waterston & John Malkovich (plus nicely played small parts by Craig T. Nelson & Spalding Gray.) Above all of them, however, is Haing S. Ngor as Dith Pran, the Cambodian journalist assisting the New York Times reporter played by Waterston during the conflicts in Cambodia around the time of the Vietnam war. This was Ngor's first film and had no previous acting experience. Quite a performance from Ngor, earning a well deserved Academy Award. Interesting note, Ngor himself led a very similar life to his character. Wonderfully touching film, you should see it.