Who Killed Chea Vichea? (2010)

Overview : WHO KILLED CHEA VICHEA? is a highly charged murder mystery, a political thriller, and a documentary like no other. In 2004, Cambodian union president Chea Vichea was assassinated in broad daylight at a newsstand in Phnom Penh. As international pressure mounted, two men were swiftly arrested and convicted of the crime, each sentenced to twenty years in prison. Filmmaker Bradley Cox’s five-year investigation reveals an elaborate cover-up that reaches the highest echelons of Cambodian society. Winner of a 2011 Peabody Award among many other honors and banned by the Cambodian government, WHO KILLED CHEA VICHEA? uncovers the face of dictatorship behind the mask of democracy.

Release Date : January 1, 2010

Runtime : 56m

Genre : Documentary, History, Thriller  

Companies : Loud Mouth Films, ITVS, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Countries : Cambodia, United States of America, Thailand

Keywords : cambodia, assassination, police, dictator, human rights