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The Killing Fields
1984
BiographyDramaHistoryWar
A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody 'Year Zero' cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million 'undesirable' civilians.
IMDB 7.8
RT 93%
Metacritic 76
StarsSam WaterstonHaing S. NgorJohn MalkovichJulian Sands
DirectorRoland Joffé
WriterBruce Robinson (screenplay)
AwardsWon 3 Oscars
  • Best Achievement in Film EditingWinner
    Jim Clark
  • Best Achievement in CinematographyWinner
    Chris Menges
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting RoleWinner
    Haing S. Ngor
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    Sam Waterston
  • Best Achievement in Directing
    Roland Joffé
  • Best Motion Picture of the Year
    David Puttnam
  • Best Adapted Screenplay
    Bruce Robinson
LanguageEnglishFrenchKhmerRussian
CountryUK