Sok Sothun

1978. Depuis trois ans, le Cambodge, devenu Kampuchéa démocratique, est sous le joug de Pol Pot et ses Khmers rouges. Le pays est économiquement exsangue, et près de deux millions de Cambodgiens ont péri dans un génocide encore tu. Trois Français ont accepté l’invitation du régime et espèrent obtenir un entretien exclusif avec Pol Pot : une journaliste familière du pays, un reporter photographe et un intellectuel sympathisant de l’idéologie révolutionnaire. Mais la réalité qu’ils perçoivent sous la propagande et le traitement qu’on leur réserve va vont peu à peu faire basculer les certitudes de chacun.

A lost film, buried beneath Cambodia's killing fields, reveals different versions of the truth. A contemporary story about love, family and the ghosts of Cambodia's past.

An isolated village affected by a curse is facing misery and it has been condemned to an undeniable fate. The uncompromising commune chief who has ruled the village for years has denied the request of his people to migrate to other lands in search of better luck. He took away their only lifeline: Hope. But one night, the prayers of a spiritual leader are heard by a mighty tree in the forest. The following day, a young mysterious woman appears on a nearby river shore. To the surprise of the villagers, the chief decides to give her a seven-day trial to see if she could be useful to the community. From that day on, a series of strange events began to happen, leaving the villagers to wonder whether if this strange woman is their savior or their executioner.

Under the brutal Khmer Rouge Regime, a man who dedicated his life to save people, faces a heartbreaking choice for the sake of his own survival.