Deacon of Death (2005)
1h 45m
Running Time
March 10, 2005Release Date
Plot.
The atrocities Sok Chea witnessed as a child during the rule of Pol Pot continue to haunt to this day, nearly thirty years later. So she is shocked when she suddenly comes across the man who was in charge of her prison and whom she holds responsible for murdering most of her family.
Once again he holds a prominent position, this time as Deacon of Death or leader of cremation ceremonies. She decides to collect evidence against him. He must stand trial. But can she succeed in a country still ruled by fear. Besides which, Cambodians believe in karma and forgiveness.
Wrongdoers are punished after their death anyway and will suffer for many lives to come.
Sok Chea'ss quest leads her to a confrontation with Karoby, in the same pagoda where the atrocities occurred.
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Cast & Crew.
Jan van den Berg
Director / Screenplay
Loran Kuijpers
Producer
Brigit Hillenius
Cinematography
Srđan Fink
Editor
Pim Verdonk
Sound
Marina Alings
Screenplay
Willem van de Put
Screenplay
Details.
Wiki.
Deacon of Death is a 2004 Dutch documentary film by film director Jan van den Berg and Willem van de Put and was produced by DRS Films. The film introduces Sok Chea, a victim of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia in the 70s, as she confronts Karoby, the man she remembers killing her family and others in their village when she was a child. Karoby has never been brought to trial and still lives in the village where the atrocities took place.In 2004, the film had a fairly successful theatrical release and won the Golden Calf for best long documentary.