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Three journalists are invited by the Khmer Rouge to conduct an exclusive interview with the regime\u2019s leader, Pol Pot. The country seems idyllic, but behind the Potemkin village presented to the journalists, the Khmer Rouge regime is in decline and the war with Vietnam looms at the border. The regime is looking for culprits, secretly carrying out a large-scale genocide. Under the eyes of the journalists, the beautiful picture cracks, revealing the horror. Their journey progressively turns into a nightmare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Presented as part of the Albertine Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que program &amp; co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science &amp; the Department of History<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meeting with Pol Pot | Official Trailer HD | Strand Releasing\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/edHcZVcTHZo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, February 21 \u2022 2pm Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot (Meeting With Pol Pot)Rithy Panh, Blu-ray, 112 minFrance \/ Cambodia, 2024 (French, Cambodian) Official Selection, Cannes Premiere, 2024 Cannes Film FestivalWisconsin premiere Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) \u2013 1978. 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