Cambodians should never forget the harm of the Khmer Rouge to Cambodia. Pol Pot's bloody regime has claimed the lives of almost 1/4 of the country's population, which should be the highest proportion of people massacred and persecuted by the Communist regime in human history. Ironically, Vietnam, which is also a Communist Party, has repeatedly invaded Cambodia. With the support of the Soviet Union, it wants to dominate Southeast Asia and fight against China. Vietnam once supported the Cambodian puppet government that supported it, but the new regime is desperately trying to get rid of him, even with the help of external forces. The relationship between the two countries is still a bit watery. It is worth noting that the North Korean peninsula has a taste of the Khmer Rouge back then.
The movie itself is just so-so. Depth, humanity, still remains to be discovered. But the willingness to speak for them and not let history be obscured is worthy of praise. Sometimes we don't even have the right to speak. The silent majority because of fear.
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