Shadow of Darkness

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Shadow of Darkness
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Written byYvon Hem[1]
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Release date
Running time
111 minutes[4]
CountryCambodia
LanguageKhmer

Shadow of Darkness (Khmer: ស្រមោលអន្ធការ, romanized: Sramol anthokear; alternatively Sror Morl Anthakal)[5] is a 1989 Cambodian historical drama film written and directed by .[3] It is the first Cambodian film to be set during the Democratic Kampuchea era, as previous films about the period such as The Killing Fields and Nine Circles of Hell were from foreign countries.[2] The film tells the fictional story of Visal, who survived the tragic execution of his family by the Khmer Rouge and escapes toward Vietnam.[5][6]

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Accolades[]

2009 CamboFest

References[]

  1. ^ "Shadow of Darkness". MUBI. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Blumenthal, Eileen (29 January 1989). "FILM; Cambodian War Seen Through Cambodian Eyes". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. p. 23. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b Wintle, Justin (2006). Romancing Vietnam: Inside the Boat Country (2nd ed.). Oxford: Signal Books Limited. pp. 308–309. ISBN 1-904955-15-0. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Shadow of Darkness". Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center. Centre Bophana. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b KON: The Cinema of Cambodia (PDF). Department of Media and Communication, Royal University of Phnom Penh. 2010. p. 27. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  6. ^ Bophana Center (September 10, 2012). "Shadow of Darkness". Facebook. Phnom Penh. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  7. ^ Camerado (18 October 2009). "Cambodian filmmaker Yvon Hem receives his Grabay Meas ('Golden Waterbuffalo') trophy from CAMBOFEST, Cambodia". Camerado Movies and Media. Retrieved 8 May 2020.


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