S 21 la machine de mort Khmère rouge
( S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine )
a film by Rithy Panh
(French Film, in Vietnamese, with English subtitles)
2004, 101 minutes
Le Coude Rouge Restaurant is open before and after the film screening
Alliance Ondeo Auditorium
Wednesday, January 17, 2007, 8:30 PM
(Free Admission)
Critics:
"In this affecting and effective documentary, a placid artist returns to the place where he was tortured by the Khmer Rouge to confront the men who worked as guards."
- Elvis Mitchell (New York Times)
"Cinema at its most intellectually honest and morally necessary." - Ann Hornaday (Washington Post)
Genre: Documentary / History (more)
Cast overview:
Khieu 'Poev' Ches .... Himself - Guard
Yeay Cheu .... Herself - Him Houy's Mother
Nhiem Ein .... Himself - Photographer
Houy Him .... Himself - Security deputy
Ta Him .... Himself - Him Houy's Father; and more
Synopsis:
Under Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge regime between 1974 and 1979, nearly 20,000 people were imprisoned, interrogated, tortured and executed at the detention and torture centre in central Phnom Penh, S21. Rithy Panh carried out a long inquiry with not only the rare survivors, but also their former torturers. In confronting torturers and victims, he leads us to a shattering reflection on the mechanism of totalitarianism.
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