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The Killing Fields review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 10/25/12
One of the very best true to life stories about an accidental bombing in Cambodia in the early 1970's where numerous lives were grievously affected. Reporter Sydney Schanberg (Sam Waterston) and Al Rockoff (John Malkovich) together with Dith Pran, a Cambodian journalist, cover the story. Haing S. Ngor keeps this film interesting from start to finish. Great screenplay with quotes from the journals of Pran - "The wind whispers of fear and hate. The war has killed love." "Nothing to forgive Sydney. Nothing." Sydney - "Because if anybody ever gets to read about this you won't be able to look 'em in the face." Fast paced for a drama, performances authentic while the settings were lifelike and harrowing. Score was haunting as the scenes. The Killing Fields is about the horrors of war, making a difference and humanity.
