Spalding Gray sits behind a desk throughout the entire film and recounts his exploits and chance encounters while playing a minor role in the film 'The Killing Fields'. At the same time, he gives a background to the events occurring in Cambodia at the time the film was set.
Swimming to Cambodia has generally received very positive reviews.
Review of Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
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Swimming to Cambodia was released in 1987 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 51 reviews, giving Swimming to Cambodia (1987) an average rating of 76%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 93%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 73%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Swimming to Cambodia than critics were.
With a score of 76%, Swimming to Cambodia is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1987, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1987 with similar scores include films like Lethal Weapon, Moonstruck and Empire of the Sun.
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