Tale of hardship and friendship in the Khmer Rouge regime.

Rating: 8/10 (24 December 2018)

My Rating : 8/10
A very, very realistic war movie. It is about the years of brutality (between 1975 and 1979) in Cambodia by the Communist Party of Kampuchea which is also known as the Khmer Rouge.
Very detailed, very brutal. The actors do a terrific job and the cinematography is magical and surreal. War violence is shown accurately and 'The Killing Fields' is ultimately a story of human survival.
Please watch if you have any interest in war movies.
As doctor/survivor/actor Haing S. Ngor - who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Pran - stated in 'A Cambodian Odyssey' - his own autobiography : 'Had the film portrayed the actual severity of what had occurred, no one would've been able to sit through it.' This is easily among the most harrowing tales of friendship and loyalty to have ever made it to the big screen; a film very much worth seeing.