Meeting with Pol Pot

opens in limited theaters June 13th

Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) - 1978. Three French journalistsare invited by the Khmer Rouge to conduct an exclusive interview of the regime’s leader, Pol Pot. The country seems ideal. But behind the Potemkin village, the Khmer Rouge regime is declining and the war with Vietnam threatens to invade the country. 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. Freely inspired by journalist Elizabeth Becker’s account in When The War Was Over.

Director: Rithy Panh Writers: Rithy Panh and Pierre‑Erwan Guillaume

Cast: Irène Jacob, Grégoire Colin, Cyril Gueï, Bunhok Lim, Somaline Mao

Production Companies: CDP, Anupheap Productions, Siècle Productions

Distribution (US Theatrical): Strand Releasing