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Sounds,23 Aug 2023,53 mins,

Pol Pot Part 4: The Killing Fields

Real Dictators
Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

Available for 222 days

Pol Pot constructs a secretive one-party state. Cambodia descends into hell as his twisted social experiment begins. Finally, the shifting sands of geopolitics will create challenges for the Khmer Rouge. Pol Pot will be forced back into the jungle. But even then, the man with untold blood on his hands will somehow evade justice. A Noiser production, written by Dan Smith. Many thanks to Elizabeth Becker and University of Washington Libraries for archive audio. This is Part 4 of 4.

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