Der weite Weg der Hoffnung (2017)
25KDer weite Weg der Hoffnung: Directed by Angelina Jolie. With Sareum Srey Moch, Phoeung Kompheak, Sveng Socheata, Mun Kimhak. Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered as a child under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.
“The film is Netflix polished with breathtaking scenes and a suspenseful atmosphere. The story is based on truth from a 7 year old girls perspective during the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eScenes of family survival and the horrors of war hold up well and should be of delight to anyone interested in the politics that engulfed South East Asia during the 1970u0026#39;s.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe dialogue in the movie is very basic but Iu0026#39;m left to wonder whether that was the intention as the story is from a small childu0026#39;s perspective trying to make sense of her surroundings.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere is very little in character development or details on what is actually happening politically in the movie in most scenes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI would recommend people read into the Khmer Rouge before watching as it would make a more enjoyable movie experience, paying particular attention as the why Western Allied Nations supported such a brutal regime after the fall of Vietnam to the Communists.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGod bless to all those in Cambodia that lived and died through this troubled time, great movie and certainly brought regular tears to my eyes.”
