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Duration: 2 hours, 13 minutes

The true story of New York Times reporter Sidney Schanberg and his efforts to locate his Cambodian friend and translator Dith Pran after he was captured by the brutal Khmer Rouge while working for Schanberg in Cambodia in 1973. The film follows Pran's efforts to survive the Khmer Rouge regime and the purge of the country that took Cambodia into 'Year Zero'.

Last on

Wed 9 Mar 2011 23:55 BBC One only on Scotland, Wales

Credits

Sydney Schanberg
Sam Waterston
Dith Pran
Haing Ngor
Alan 'Al' Rockoff
John Malkovich
John Swain
Julian Sands
Major Reeves
Craig T Nelson
US Consul
Spalding Gray
Director
Roland Joffe
Writer
Bruce Robinson

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