Meeting with Pol Pot, Irene Jacob (Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival) The timing could not be more spot on for “Meeting With Pol Pot,” Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh’s quiet, powerful drama about three ...

“THE trial of the century” is how some lawyers already view the prospective prosecution of Cambodia's former tyrant, Pol Pot, before an international tribunal for genocide. If it ever happens. The ...

"We are so lucky to visit this country at a key moment of its history" Strand Releasing has unveiled the official trailer for Meeting with Pol Pot, a French drama made by acclaimed Cambodian filmmaker ...

A few days before Saigon was overrun by the North Vietnamese in April 1975, Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, fell to the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia’s indigenous Communist forces led by Pol Pot. During the ...

"The more often you change your name the better. It confuses the enemy." So said the enigmatic leader of Cambodia who in two decades went by "Saloth Sar," "Pouk," "Hay," "Grand-Uncle," "Elder Brother" ...

ANLONG VENG, Cambodia – Ten years after the death of brutal Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, his cremation site has become a symbol of spiritual comfort to some in the village where he died. Villagers pray ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Cambodian artist Oeur Sokuntevy, 25, was born after the atrocities of ...

PragerU last Monday released the sixth and final installment in its video series “The Hall of Evil,” which features commentary on six 20 th-century dictators. Narrated by Paul Kengor, professor of ...

Nate Thayer, the last Western correspondent to interview the murderous Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot after tracking him in the jungles of Cambodia for nearly a decade, has died at his home in Falmouth, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The timing could not be more spot on for “Meeting With Pol Pot,” Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh’s quiet, powerful drama about ...

Towards the beginning of this massive biography, Short cautions readers against dismissing the terror of Pol Pot's regime as the incomprehensible work of evil men ...

On April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge marched into the Cambodian capitol of Phnom Penh, captured the city, and then began one of the most brutal and ruthless dictatorial regimes in the history of the ...