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S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine

The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, was once notorious S-21 prison, where the only surviving prisoners and former Khmer Rouge guards share their testimonies in a unique documentary.

The Khmer Rouge's brutal regime in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 resulted in the deaths of up to 1.7 million people due to famine, forced labor, and murder. The communist-inspired group forcibly relocated the urban population to the countryside, attempting to create an agrarian utopia. The Security Prison 21, now the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, was a former high school where prisoners, including painter Vann Nath, were held and tortured.

Info about S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine

Studio(s): ARTE France Cinéma, INA

Originally Released: United States, Oct 05, 2003

Production Countries: Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Switzerland

Genres:Documentary, History, War