The Angkar

The Angkar

91 mins | Documentary | Nov. 24, 1981

The Khmer word “angkar” signifies “organization”. The angkar of the Pol-Pot regime acted upon their own, unwritten laws. Records were discovered in the central interrogation and extermination camp “S21”, the former high school Tuol Sleng in Phnom Penh that document the death of 20.000 people.

The Angkar

91 mins | Documentary | Nov. 24, 1981

The Angkar
The Khmer word “angkar” signifies “organization”. The angkar of the Pol-Pot regime acted upon their own, unwritten laws. Records were discovered in the central interrogation and extermination camp “S21”, the former high school Tuol Sleng in Phnom Penh that document the death of 20.000 people.
Producers Studio H&S
Original title Die Angkar
Directors Gerhard Scheumann, Walter Heynowski
Writers Gerhard Scheumann, Walter Heynowski

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