Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia
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Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia is a 1979 documentary film that exposes the devastation and human suffering in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge regime and the impact of Western policies on the country.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia Context triple: [John Pilger, notableWork, Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia]
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My Lai massacre
The My Lai massacre was a notorious 1968 atrocity during the Vietnam War in which U.S. soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians, becoming a symbol of the conflict’s brutality and sparking widespread outrage.
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Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy
"Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy" is a historical and analytical book in which former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and others reassess the decisions and misunderstandings that led to and prolonged the Vietnam War.
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White Terror
White Terror refers to the campaign of political repression, mass executions, and violence carried out by anti-Bolshevik forces and their allies during the Russian Civil War.
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In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
*In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam* is a memoir by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in which he reflects on and critiques American decision-making during the Vietnam War, acknowledging major errors and drawing lessons for future policy.
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Kohima Epitaph
The Kohima Epitaph is a famous Second World War memorial inscription honoring fallen soldiers, best known for its closing line, “When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.”
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia Target entity description: Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia is a 1979 documentary film that exposes the devastation and human suffering in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge regime and the impact of Western policies on the country.
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A.
My Lai massacre
The My Lai massacre was a notorious 1968 atrocity during the Vietnam War in which U.S. soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians, becoming a symbol of the conflict’s brutality and sparking widespread outrage.
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B.
Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy
"Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy" is a historical and analytical book in which former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and others reassess the decisions and misunderstandings that led to and prolonged the Vietnam War.
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C.
White Terror
White Terror refers to the campaign of political repression, mass executions, and violence carried out by anti-Bolshevik forces and their allies during the Russian Civil War.
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D.
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
*In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam* is a memoir by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in which he reflects on and critiques American decision-making during the Vietnam War, acknowledging major errors and drawing lessons for future policy.
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E.
Kohima Epitaph
The Kohima Epitaph is a famous Second World War memorial inscription honoring fallen soldiers, best known for its closing line, “When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film
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television documentary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
United States foreign policy toward Cambodia
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Western governments’ response to the Cambodian crisis ⓘ |
| depicts |
devastation in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge
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human suffering in Cambodia ⓘ impact of Western policies on Cambodia ⓘ |
| director | David Munro ⓘ |
| distributor | ITV ⓘ |
| features |
footage from inside Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge
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interviews with Cambodian survivors ⓘ |
| firstAiredOn | ITV current affairs strand ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod | 1975–1979 in Cambodia ⓘ |
| genre |
political documentary
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war documentary ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Cambodia: Year One
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Cambodia: Year One ⓘ
surface form:
Cambodia: Year Ten
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| hasSubject |
Democratic Kampuchea
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Pol Pot ⓘ refugees from Cambodia ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cambodia
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Cambodian genocide ⓘ Khmer Rouge ⓘ Vietnam War aftermath ⓘ foreign policy of the United States ⓘ |
| narrator | John Pilger ⓘ |
| notableFor |
prompting significant charitable donations for Cambodia
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raising international awareness of the Cambodian genocide ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV ⓘ |
| portrays |
aftermath of the Khmer Rouge regime
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conditions in Cambodia after the fall of Pol Pot ⓘ |
| producer | David Munro ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Central Independent Television ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1979-10-30 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | television broadcast ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 52 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | Cambodia ⓘ |
| title | Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia self-link ⓘ |
| writer | John Pilger ⓘ |
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Subject: Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia Description of subject: Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia is a 1979 documentary film that exposes the devastation and human suffering in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge regime and the impact of Western policies on the country.
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