S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine 2003

Rithy Panh confronts the horrific legacy of the Khmer Rouge in his landmark documentary S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine. For more than two years, Panh investigated the Khmer Rouge's notorious TuolSleng Prison in Phnom Penh (codenamed "S21"), where prisoners were tortured and executed by the brutal Pol Pot regime. Two S-21 survivors, Vann Nath and Chum Mey, are reunited at the former prison, now a genocide museum staffed by ex-Khmer Rouge. There, the two recall the treatment they faced daily at the hands of their Khmer Rouge captors - some of whom are present and chillingly show no remorse! An unflinching look at dark human history and resilience in the face of absolute despair.