Thet Sambath
Thet Sambath (* 1967 ) is a reporter and filmmaker from Cambodia .
Life
The Khmer Rouge killed Thet's parents, brother and uncle.
Nuon Chea , Pol Pot's deputy , publicly confirmed the crimes of the Khmer Rouge to him for the first time. In 2009, Thet processed the recordings of these interviews, which were conducted over several years, into the documentary Enemies of the people , which won an award at the Sundance Film Festival 2010 in the category: " World Cinema - Documentary ".
He also received the Knight International Journalism Award .
Personal
Thet lives in Phnom Penh and has a wife and two children.
Web links
- Meike Fries: "The murderers live hidden in the country". Khmer Rouge Tribunal. In: The time . November 22, 2011, accessed on November 23, 2011 (interview with Thet Sambath on the occasion of the opening of the trial against Nuon Chea before the Khmer Rouge tribunal ).
- Thet Sambath in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sambath, Thet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cambodian journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1967 |