Enemies of the People - NYT Critics' Pick
Jul. 30th, 2010 05:22 am
Thet Sambath, left, and Nuon Chea in “Enemies of the People.”
From the Killing Fields, on a Mission of Truth
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Published: July 29, 2010
“Some say that almost two million people died in the killing fields,” declares Thet Sambath, a polite, soft-spoken Cambodian journalist for The Phnom Penh Post, in the opening moments of the documentary “Enemies of the People.” He adds, “Nobody understands why so many people were killed at that time.” More