The Killing Fields in Cambodia became known to the world but little is known about the struggles of the women left behind. From 1975-79, Pol Pot’s campaign to increase the population forced at least 250,000 young Cambodian women to marry Khmer Rouge soldiers they had never met before. Sochan Pen was one of them. At 16, she was beaten and raped by her husband before managing to escape, though deeply scarred by her experience. After 30 years of silence, Sochan is ready to file a complaint with the international tribunal that will try former Khmer leaders. With quiet dignity, she starts demanding answers from those who carried out the regime’s orders.

To tell a story little known outside Cambodia, Cambodian Lida Chan and French-Cambodian Guillaume Suon include Khmer Rouge era footage underscoring war’s traumatic legacy for Sochan’s generation of women. Awarded two prizes at Amsterdam’s prestigious International Documentary Film Festival, RED WEDDING demonstrates the liberating power of speech and memory in the quest for justice.

Women Make Movies

Forced marriage -- Cambodia, Cambodia -- History -- 1975-1979, Forced marriage, Cambodia

Chan, Lida (director), Chan, Lida (writer), Panh, Rithy (producer), Chan, Lida (editor), Suon, Guillaume (editor), Suon, Guillaume (cinematographer), Bleuez, Benjamin (composer), Narin, Saobora (editor), Lechuga, Etienne (composer), Suon, Guillaume (director), Suon, Guillaume (writer), Women Make Movies (Firm) (publisher)

00:58:26 (HH:MM:SS)

English

adult/continuing education, higher education, college

Name	Women Make Movies
Role	distributor
Telephone	212-925-0606
Address	462 Broadway, STE 500, New York, NY 10013
Email	[email protected]

2012-01-01

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