

The Killing Fields
Here, only the silent survive.
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $14.4M
- Box office
- $34.7M
- Language
- English
- journalist
- vietnam
- cambodia
- civil war
- based on novel or book
- photographer
- mass murder
- 1970s
- evacuation
- embassy
- national socialist party
- killing fields
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Theatrical1 Nov 1985
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York City, New York2 Nov 1984
- TheatricalR1 Feb 1985
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1523 Nov 1984
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM13 Feb 1985
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical+1828 Feb 1985
AustriaAT
- Theatrical1 Feb 1985
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical18 Apr 1985
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1421 Mar 1985
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical28 Mar 1985
CzechiaCZ
- Physical1 Feb 1994
- PremiereOne World Film Festival17 Apr 2004
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1522 Feb 1985
FinlandFI
- Theatrical1 Mar 1985
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The Killing Fields was released on 23 November 1984.
Audience reviews
3- C7/10
CinemaSerf
3/27/2022
Sam Waterston is New York Times journalist Sydney Schanberg on post in Cambodia as the civil war comes to it's violent, cruel conclusion. Working with local journalist Dith Pran (Haing S. Ngor) they report on the rapidly deteriorating situation. When the American forces evacuate, Pran manages to get his family to safety but he can't leave himself and so Schanberg dedicates himself to the task of extricating his frien…
- F10/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
9/4/2023
**A remarkable film that deserves to be viewed and that recalls a barbaric moment in the history of a country.** When there's a war, there's bound to be a film about what happened during that same war. Human conflicts have always fueled the film industry. It's something instinctive, we are attracted to the horror of carnage at the same time that we feel guilty about it, and we get tired of condemning violence and …
- W7/10
Wuchak
12/18/2024
**_When a Southeast Asian country decides to reset to Year Zero_** Just after the USA withdraws from Vietnam, the Khmer Rouge overtakes Phnom Penh in April, 1975 as an American journalist (Sam Waterston) is forced to leave his Cambodian buddy behind (Haing S. Ngor). The latter has no choice but to endure Pol Pot’s genocide over the next 3.5 years. “The Killing Fields” (1984/1985) is a harrowing docudrama based …
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