The Flute Player (2003)
Directed by Jocelyn Glatzer
Sub-Genres - Biography, Military & War, Instrumental Music, Social Issues |
Release Date - Jul 23, 2003 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis
From 1975 to 1979, the Khmer Rouge led a campaign of death against every Cambodian believed to be educated. As a result, over 90 percent of the country's traditional musicians were killed. Now, as the handful of surviving musicians grow old and fall ill, a way of life quietly slips toward the brink of extinction. Facing this desperate situation is Arn Chorn Pond - a survivor of Cambodia's genocide, an internationally recognized human rights leader and a talented musician. Today Arn is striving t
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brainwashing, Cambodia, cultural-identity, encouragement, escape, execution, flute, genocide, healing, hope, inspiration, Khmer-Rouge, labor-camp, murder, musician, propaganda, refugee, refugee-camp, regime, self-identity, starvation, survivor, torture, tradition, war-atrocities
