1984. Directed by ROLAND JOFFE. TAGLINES : "This is the story of war and friendship, the anguish of a country and of one man's will to live" "Every so often, there is a film that is destined to be talked about and remembered for years to come"- A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody 'Year Zero' cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million 'undesirable' civilians. Sydney Schanberg is a New York Times journalist covering the civil war in Cambodia. Together with the local journalist Dith Pran, they cover some of the tragedy and madness of the war. When the American forces leave, Dith Pran sends his family with them, but stays behind himself to help Schanberg cover the event. As an American, Schanberg won't have any trouble leaving the country, but the situation is different for Pran; he's a local, and the Khmer Rouge are moving in. SEVEN Academy Award OSCAR nominations including BEST PICTURE, Best Actor (Sam Waterston), Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay. WON THREE OSCARs including Best Supporting Actor (Haing S Ngor), Best Cinematography. CAST includes Sam Waterston, Haing S Ngor, John Malkovich, Julian Sands, Spalding Gray, Craig T Nelson, Bill Patterson, Graham Kennedy, Athol Fugard.