Reviews
RECENT REVIEWS AND ARTICLES
"A Mission of Truth" THE NEW YORK TIMES
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/movies/30enemies.html?_r=2&src=me
STEPHEN HOLDEN REVIEWS ENEMIES IN THE NEW YORK TIMES:
"An inspiring film"
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/movies/11human.html
"Edgy", THE ECONOMIST
http://www.economist.com/node/16703377?story_id=16703377
THE CAMBODIAN "SHOAH" ACCORDING TO THE VILLAGE VOICE:
http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-07-27/film/enemies-of-the-people-finds-truth-in-the-killing-fields/
ROB LEMKIN ON BBC RADIO'S START THE WEEK PROGRAMME
"Stunning ... Amazing... One of the most gripping and moving films I have ever seen" Andrew Marr BBC Radio 4
Listen here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rdvr0#synopsis
"An extraordinary historical document", SLANT MAGAZINE http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/enemies-of-the-people/4910
FILM PRODUCERS DEFEND DEALINGS WITH TRIBUNAL
RECENT STORIES
Khmer Rouge killing machine explored at Sundance
PARK CITY, Utah — Ten years in the making, a documentary showing at the Sundance Festival explores the inner workings of the Cambodian regime through hundreds of hours of interviews with the Khmer Rouge regime's number two.
Film on Cambodia sparks forgiveness
Part of documentary on Khmer Rouge is shown at Salt Lake City church - Thet Sambath lost his family to the Khmer Rouge but found peace in Cambodia's "killing fields," the site of mass executions in the 1970s. Now the investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker hopes his personal search for closure can help lift the dark cloud that hangs over his country.
Enemies of the People stands out at Sundance Film Festival
A decade in the making, a documentary showing at the Sundance Film Festival explores the inner workings of the former Cambodian regime through hundreds of hours of interviews with the Khmer Rouge's second-in-command. "Enemies of the People," which was shown at the independent film festival held in Park City, Utah, is the result of a collaboration between Cambodian journalist Thet Sambath and Briton Rob Lemkin.
Befriending the Khmer Rouge, To Report
The producer of an award-winning documentary that outlines the inner workings of the Khmer Rouge says it took many patient years of work to gain the trust of a senior leader of the regime and his underlings.
Sundancing Into the Apocalypse
The UK also co-produced the festival's most historically significant film, Enemies of the People…. The film culminates in a moving reconciliation between Chea and Sambath. Chea finally expresses regret, and was arrested two days after the interview.
Sundance honours
Other films earning recognition Saturday included "Enemies of the People," Thet Sambath and Rob Lemkin's superb documentary exploring the inner workings of Cambodia's "Killing Fields" era through hundreds of hours of interviews with the Khmer Rouger regime's number two. The film won the special jury prize.
Sundance 2010:Creative Coalition & Social Justice Events Heat up the Dance
Filmmakers Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath (Enemies of the People) and Stanley Nelson (Freedom Riders) were present on the panel, which was attended by a standing-room-only crowd of filmmakers, journalists, activists and documentary aficionados.
Films on Asian figures, issues stand out in Sundance
After seeing numerous films here, the ones that stand out even in our sleep-deprived state are two documentaries that tackle Asian figures and tragedies. Hard to shake off are the impact and images of “Enemies of the People,” an account of the people behind the Killing Fields of Cambodia in the late 1970s.
