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He was a reporter for the New York Times whose coverage of the Cambodian War would win him a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting. But the friend who made it possible was half the world away with his life in great danger... This is the story of war and friendship, the anguish of a country and of one man's will to live. másPlot:
An American citizen is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody "Year Zero" ethnic cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million "undesirable" civilians. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 18 nominations másComentarios de los usuarios:
Powerful Drama But Hard To Watch másCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sam Waterston | ... | Sydney Schanberg | |
| Haing S. Ngor | ... | Dith Pran (as Dr. Haing S Ngor) | |
| John Malkovich | ... | Alan 'Al' Rockoff, Photographer | |
| Julian Sands | ... | Jon Swain | |
| Craig T. Nelson | ... | Major Reeves, Military Attache | |
| Spalding Gray | ... | United States consul | |
| Bill Paterson | ... | Dr. MacEntire | |
| Athol Fugard | ... | Dr. Sundesval | |
| Graham Kennedy | ... | Dougal | |
| Katherine Krapum Chey | ... | Ser Moeum: Dith Pran's wife | |
| Oliver Pierpaoli | ... | Titony: Dith Pran's son | |
| Edward Entero Chey | ... | Sarun, Sydney's Driver | |
| Tom Bird | ... | US Military Advisor | |
| Monirak Sisowath | ... | Phat: Khmer Rouge leader: 2nd village | |
| Lambool Dtangpaibool | ... | Phat's son |
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141 minPaís:
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1.85 : 1 másSonido:
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Iceland:16 | Australia:M (revised version) | Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/16 | UK:15MOVIEmeter: 
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Haing S. Ngor became the first Southeast Asian (and the first Buddhist) to win an Academy Award in an acting role. másGoofs:
Continuity: When Sydney is talking to Dith Pran in his room, Sydney's hairstyle changes between shots. It goes from neatly combed to hanging down over his forehead to neatly combed again. másQuotes:
Dith Pran: [in his journal while imprisoned] The wind whispers of fear and hate. The war has killed love. And those that confess to the Angka are punished, and no one dare ask where they go. Here, only the silent survive. másSoundtrack:
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It's been over 20 years since I saw this film and parts of it still haunt me.....brutal, emotional scenes which I do NOT want to see ever again. It's just too gut-wrenching and uncomfortable to sit through a second time. Generally, it's two hours of suffering and torture. Who wants to watch that?
It IS a powerful story, though, based on the true life adventures of Dith Pran (played by Haing S. Ngor) who somehow survived the unbelievably-brutal regime of Cambodia dictator Pol Pot. Other reviewers here have detailed the storyline, so there is no sense me rehashing that.
Suffice to say this is a movie that - be warned - is very tough to view in many spots - but will leave you emotionally drained. Ngor's harrowing performance is one to remember, as is the horrible story of what happened in the mid '70s in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge. This movie was filmed with Thailand and the scenery there, along with the excellent cinematography, makes this a visual treat.
Some have complained that the film is too slow for them. Others didn't like this because it was overtly anti-American in some regards (the bombing of Cambodia). I can understand those complaints. What bothered me most was that I just found the whole based-on-a-true happening story too sad.