Shadows Within
Cambodians over the age of 40 are all survivors of the great national trauma that was Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. A quarter of the population did not survive. After her brother's death, Thida, a young Quebecer whose parents survived the red regime, travels to the land of her ancestors in order...
| Other Authors: | Infobase,, Ciné Fête. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
CINEFETE,
[2010]
Distributed by Infobase, |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 11 min., 59 sec)) : sound, color. |
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| Summary: |
Cambodians over the age of 40 are all survivors of the great national trauma that was Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. A quarter of the population did not survive. After her brother's death, Thida, a young Quebecer whose parents survived the red regime, travels to the land of her ancestors in order to understand what lies behind the Malay family. Her trip to Cambodia coincides with a trial, sponsored by the United Nations, of five former Khmer Rouge that plunges the country into the heart of its deepest wounds. Despite the difficulty of talking about these years of fear and submission, she meets people who open ever so slightly and with much emotion to this young woman who is trying to understand what horror comes from the venom that has "poisoned" her family and injured her parents forever. "It looks," she says, "as if the survivors, the former tormentors, and the generations that follow continue to be victims of this human atrocity. And I feel strangely at my place among them." Among the visits to historic sites and moving encounters with survivors (including one of seven survivors of the infamous prison S-21), Thida meets two of her uncles-one who did not experience the Khmer Rouge regime and partially accompanies his niece on her journey, and the other who in his own way is seeking to rekindle his country's national dignity. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally released by CINEFETE, 2010. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 30, 2018. Cambodian in Montreal (5:53); Thida's Family History (3:33); Survivors of the Khmer Rouge (5:01); Survivors of S-21 Prison (6:49); Trial of Comrade Duch (5:26); Life Under the Khmer Rouge (6:01); Cooperation with the Khmer Rouge (5:29); Remnants of the Khmer Rouge (6:26); Landmines in Cambodia (7:07); Bridging the Generational Gap (8:15); Reflecting on Cambodia (8:41); Credits: Shadows Within (3:17); Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Cambodians over the age of 40 are all survivors of the great national trauma that was Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. A quarter of the population did not survive. After her brother's death, Thida, a young Quebecer whose parents survived the red regime, travels to the land of her ancestors in order to understand what lies behind the Malay family. Her trip to Cambodia coincides with a trial, sponsored by the United Nations, of five former Khmer Rouge that plunges the country into the heart of its deepest wounds. Despite the difficulty of talking about these years of fear and submission, she meets people who open ever so slightly and with much emotion to this young woman who is trying to understand what horror comes from the venom that has "poisoned" her family and injured her parents forever. "It looks," she says, "as if the survivors, the former tormentors, and the generations that follow continue to be victims of this human atrocity. And I feel strangely at my place among them." Among the visits to historic sites and moving encounters with survivors (including one of seven survivors of the infamous prison S-21), Thida meets two of her uncles-one who did not experience the Khmer Rouge regime and partially accompanies his niece on her journey, and the other who in his own way is seeking to rekindle his country's national dignity. 9 - 12, Academic/AP. Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 11 min., 59 sec)) : sound, color. |
| Format: |
Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
9 - 12, Academic/AP. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |