The Killing Fields of Cambodia: Surviving a Living Hell

From 1975 to 1979, the Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia under the deadly rule of Pol Pot. Mass extermination, slavery, malnutrition and disease resulted in the genocide of two million people - a quarter of Cambodia’s population.

When the Khmer Rouge invade Phnom Penh, hometown of 17-year-old Sokphal Din, he is torn away from his school, friends and childhood. Instead, his life is dictated by fear. From loss of family members, hard labour in the Killing Fields and refugee camps we follow Sokphal’s agonising journey under a violent and unforgiving regime.

Harrowing yet always hopeful, Sokphal's powerful story is an unforgettable account of a family shaken and shattered, yet miraculously sustained by courage and love in the face of unspeakable brutality.