
Cambodia is a nation split between a bright future and a black past, still tending the savage wounds wrought upon its people by the Khmer Rouge and the USA bombers whilst also cultivating a determined and optimistic new generation. This deep and incisive portrait of a vibrant, bustling country moves beyond the verdant hills, ancient wonders and modern metropolises to reveal a past of violence and pain which still lingers not too far below the surface.... (Full plot summary below)
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Cambodia is a nation split between a bright future and a black past, still tending the savage wounds wrought upon its people by the Khmer Rouge and the USA bombers whilst also cultivating a determined and optimistic new generation. This deep and incisive portrait of a vibrant, bustling country moves beyond the verdant hills, ancient wonders and modern metropolises to reveal a past of violence and pain which still lingers not too far below the surface.
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| Seattle TimesTom KeoghA riveting and illuminating documentary about the rise of the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s and how its shockingly mad and bloody legacy continues to impact Cambodia today. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerA comprehensive and compelling film that does justice to the anguished history of Cambodia. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleAngkor Awakens won’t wow you with artfulness, but as an analytical narrative of tragedy, testimony and a way ahead, it has an undeniable power. |
| Washington PostJane HorwitzIt is the Cambodian voices that give “Angkor Awakens” a welcome glimmer of light. |
| The New York TimesAndy WebsterThe graphic evidence here, in testimony on camera and in period photographs, is absolutely harrowing. |
| Village VoiceDaphne HowlandAngkor Awakens: A Portrait of Cambodia is a superbly balanced picture of Cambodia then and now, a nation in a sort of stupor of post traumatic stress syndrome, denial and survivor's' guilt. |
| SF WeeklySherilyn ConnellyLieberman looks at the broader picture of how it happened and how the current generation of Cambodians move past their parents' lingering trauma - clinically diagnosed as baksbat, or "broken courage" - and make a better world for themselves. |
| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea ChaseThis is a stunningly powerful essay on politics and people that is gut-wrenching, indispensable viewing. |
| San Francisco ExaminerAnita KatzThe commentary of these and other survivors and their descendants makes the sometimes dry documentary illuminating and often affecting. |
| User ReviewChris BHad decent intentions and covers a subject that needs to be more widely covered and understood. Derivative in focus and lacked a sense of technicality and cohesion. Felt like a forced release just so it could come out before any events would have trivialized it's existence or purpose. |