Meeting with Pol Pot

Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot

A still from Meeting with Pol Pot, starring Irene Jacob
(c) CDP, Anupheap Production

VERDICT: Rithy Panh’s unnerving screen adaptation of U.S. war correspondent Elizabeth Becker’s real-life 1978 visit to Khmer Rouge-ruled Cambodia vaunts intense performances, a diverse visual palette and an ominous sound design.

Clarence Tsui

May 16th, 2024

Having spent the past few years making broad-brushstroke films about the destructive aspects of huma
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