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Kampuchea: The Untold Story (1985)
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Kampuchea: The Untold Story (1985)
Original name: Kampuchea
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Thailand
Duration: 98 min.
Story: After seeing his parents and grandmother killed by the Vietnamese, a 12 year old Khmer boy flees with his baby sister in an attempt to reach safety in Thailand. On the way he befriends a group of Khmer fighters.
Style: cult film
Audience: kids
Plot: khmer rouge, jungle, invasion, death, massacre, mass murder, child protagonist, war crime, child, child soldier, gun, gore, severed head
Time: year 1978
Place: thailand, indochina, vietnam, cambodia

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Angkor: Cambodia Express (1982)
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Duration: 90 min.
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Place: indochina, vietnam
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Killzone (1985)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Genre: Drama, War
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Duration: 98 min.
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