Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia (1979): Cast
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia is a 1979 documentary directed by David Munro, starring John Pilger. It runs 52 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 52 min
- Director
- David Munro
- Genre
- Documentary
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Associated Television
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia About?
The premise of Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia without spoilers.
The documentary chronicles America’s 1970 bombing of Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge takeover led by Pol Pot, and the ensuing genocide and suffering. It also examines Western aid and, via John Pilger, exposes the regime’s murderous political ambitions and the indifference of neighboring nations, including Australia, to Cambodia’s devastation.
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia Themes & Keywords
· 37 tags- bombing
- reference to henry kissinger
- reference to richard nixon
- neutral country
- phnom penh
- forced migration
- b 52 bomber
- slavery
- reference to watergate
- destroyed city
- bombing of city
- starvation
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- famine
- buddhism
- torture
- prison camp
- dictatorship
- one party state
- mass murder
- malnutrition
- separation of family
- united nations
- international aid
- vietnam
- orphans
- soviet union
- phnom penh cambodia
- political criminal
- territory name in title
- country name in title
- reporter
- politics
- pol pot
- khmer rouge
- frontline
- genocide
- cambodia
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia Cast
John Pilger stars in Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia. Directed by David Munro.
- Director David Munro
More from David Munro
More films directed by David Munro, best-rated first: Full Grown Men, Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy and Do You Remember Vietnam.
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Movies Like Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia
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The Killing Fields 1985 -
Golden Slumbers 2013 -
Swimming to Cambodia 1987 -
Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy 1994 -
S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine 2003 -
Angkor Awakens: A Portrait of Cambodia 2017 -
Death in Focus 1989 -
The Vietnam War 2017 -
The Missing Picture 2013 -
The Killing of America 1981 -
The Trials of Henry Kissinger 2002 -
Vietnam: A Television History 1983
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia?
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia runs 52 minutes.
When was Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia released?
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia was released on October 30, 1979.
Who directed Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia?
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia was directed by David Munro.
More films by David Munro Who is in the cast of Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia?
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia stars John Pilger.
Does Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia have a post-credit scene?
No. Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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