Review of The Killing Fields (1984) by Henrike P — 09 Nov 2007

Great film, extremely diffucult topic, very convincingly done.

This review of The Killing Fields (1984) was written by Henrike P on 09 Nov 2007.

The Killing Fields has generally received very positive reviews.

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