Premiere of FACING GENOCIDE in Cambodia at Meta House this Wednesday, 18 May 2011

Khieu Samphan in Facing Genocide

What:

“FACING GENOCIDE”

NEW FILM ABOUT KR LEADER KHIEU SAMPHAN

When:

WED, 18/05 at 7PM

Where:

META HOUSE PHNOM PENH

IS THE GERMAN CAMBODIAN CULTURAL CENTER.

Address: #37, St. Sothearos Blvd, Phnom Pehn. Cambodia

Tel: (+855)10 312 333

Email: mesterharm@gmx.net

Synopsis:

Khieu Samphan was one of the closest collaborators of Pol Pot and the one the fronted the KR movement. He has succeeded in living his life without being held accountable for the Khmer Rouge crimes, until his arrest in 2007. Swedish filmmakers D. Aronowitsch & S. Lindberg have followed him two years before his arrest. FACING GENOCIDE (94 mins, 2010) is a search into the personality of Khieu Samphan. The film gives insight into his mindset and his close relation to Pol Pot. It is a unique story about an ex-leader, the time before his arrest and before he is put on trial. Film is presented by lawyer/book author Theary Seng, one of the film’s protagonists.