Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia

Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia  - Movie (1979)

The film recounts the bombing of Cambodia by the U.S. in 1970, the subsequent brutality and genocide that occurred when Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge militia took over, and finally the amount of aid given by the west.

Original title

Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia

Released

10/30/1979

Origin country

US

Genre

Documentary

Production companies

Associated Television (ATV)

Budget

Revenue

Runtime

0hr 52min

Description

John Pilger vividly reveals the brutality and murderous political ambitions of the Pol Pot/Khmer Rouge totalitarian regime which bought genocide and despair to the people of Cambodia while neighboring countries, including Australia, shamefully ignored the immense human suffering and unspeakable crimes that bloodied this once beautiful country.

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