Cambodia was left virtually with no practicing lawyers after the Khmer Rouge period, and the faculty of law was not reestablished. Over four short years, from 1975 to 1979, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge systematically exterminated up to 3 million people. The ill, disabled, old, and young incapable of making the journey to collectivized farms and labor camps were killed on the spot. (Tuol Sleng Museum of Genocide) The 114 photographs in this collection are from Pol Pot's secret prison, "S-21," during his genocidal rule (1975-79). This category is located at Category:Documentary films about the Cambodian genocide. Reviving Khmer Film: The Best Cambodian Documentaries. See the instructions for more information.. Cambodian genocide victims (Francoise de Mulder/Corbis) Under the threat of death, Cambodians nationwide were forced from their homes and villages. Note: This category should be empty. Nearly two million people died under the rule of the fanatical Communist movement, which imposed a ruthless agenda of forced labor, thought control, and mass execution on Cambodia. The ascent of the Khmer film industry following independence from French protectorate rule was abruptly ended in 1973 as the country fell under Khmer Rouge rule. A unique documentary on the notorious S-21 prison, today the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with testimony by the only surviving prisoners and former Khmer Rouge guards. [20] It won the 2007 IDFA "Movies That Matter" Award, an initiative of Amnesty International, as well as eight other international awards. Few horrors compare to the killing fields of the Cambodian genocide. Forty years later, as the world commemorates the victims of the genocide in Cambodia, a new documentary presents the untold story of how their music managed to survive. The brutal regime, in … The people of Cambodia had to live in fear, knowing that they might be the next one dragged out to the killing fields. Enemies of the People is a 2009 British/Cambodian documentary film written and directed by Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath. In the four years that the Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia, it was responsible for one of the worst mass killings of the 20th Century. New Year Baby is a 2006 documentary film that tells the story of a family that survived the Cambodian genocide, and started a new life in the United States.The film was directed by Socheata Poeuv and produced by Charles Vogl. From April 17, 1975, to January 7, 1979, the Khmer Rouge perpetrated one of the greatest crimes of the 20th century. So the legal system is plagued by lack of trained personnel, as well as corruption and other political factors, which make for continuing problems, partly caused by the genocide. Administrators: If this category name is unlikely to be entered on new pages, and all incoming links have been cleaned up, … First They Killed My Father 2017 TV-MA 2h 16m Dramas Based on Real Life A 5-year-old girl embarks on a harrowing quest for survival amid the sudden rise and terrifying reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.