Who Killed Chea Vichea? (2010) — Top Movie Database

Production companies : Loud Mouth Films / ITVS / Corporation for Public Broadcasting /

January 1, 2010 56m Cambodia Documentary English More

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WHO KILLED CHEA VICHEA? is a highly charged murder mystery, a political thriller, and a documentary like no other. In 2004, Cambodian union president Chea Vichea was assassinated in broad daylight at a newsstand in Phnom Penh. As international pressure mounted, two men were swiftly arrested and convicted of the crime, each sentenced to twenty years in prison. Filmmaker Bradley Cox’s five-year investigation reveals an elaborate cover-up that reaches the highest echelons of Cambodian society. Winner of a 2011 Peabody Award among many other honors and banned by the Cambodian government, WHO KILLED CHEA VICHEA? uncovers the face of dictatorship behind the mask of democracy.

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title：Who Killed Chea Vichea?
status：Released
Release date： 2010
Runtime：56m
Genres： Documentary · History · Thriller ·
Countries of origin： Cambodia · United States of America · Thailand ·
Original Language： English · French · Khmer ·
Director： Bradley Cox /
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Production companies： Loud Mouth Films · ITVS · Corporation for Public Broadcasting ·
Budget：$350,000.00
Overview：WHO KILLED CHEA VICHEA? is a highly charged murder mystery, a political thriller, and a documentary like no other. In 2004, Cambodian union president Chea Vichea was assassinated in broad daylight at a newsstand in Phnom Penh. As international pressure mounted, two men were swiftly arrested and convicted of the crime, each sentenced to twenty years in prison. Filmmaker Bradley Cox’s five-year investigation reveals an elaborate cover-up that reaches the highest echelons of Cambodian society. Winner of a 2011 Peabody Award among many other honors and banned by the Cambodian government, WHO KILLED CHEA VICHEA? uncovers the face of dictatorship behind the mask of democracy.