Screening of 'Meeting with Pol Pot' + Q&A with Elizabeth Becker

As part of the fourth edition of the Princeton French Film Festival, you are invited to the screening of Meeting with Pol Pot (2023) by Rithy Panh, followed by a Q&A with award-winning journalist Elizabeth Becker.

🏆 Winner of the Special Jury Award at the Lisbon Film Festival

Logistics: In French and Khmer with English subtitles. Open to everyone upon registration.

Synopsis: Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) - 1978. Three French journalists are invited by the Khmer Rouge to conduct an exclusive interview of the regime’s leader, Pol Pot. The country seems ideal. But behind the Potemkin village, the Khmer Rouge regime is declining and the war with Vietnam threatens to invade the country. The regime is looking for culprits, secretly carrying out a large scale genocide. Under the eyes of the journalists, the beautiful picture cracks, revealing the horror. Their journey progressively turns into a nightmare. Freely inspired by journalist Elizabeth Becker’s account in When the War Was Over (1986).

Organized by the Princeton University's Princeton Film Festival organization. We thank our sponsors and partners for their support, including the Program of Asian American Studies - Effron Center for the Study of America (complete list ). Open to everyone regardless of identity. All rooms are wheelchair-friendly and attendees can contact us at [email protected] for special accommodations (preferably 48 hours before the scheduled event). Please be aware that pictures might be taken before, during, and after the event.

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