Who Killed Chea Vichea?
Director Bradley Cox
Countries
Duration 56 min
Synopsis
'Who Killed Chea Vichea?' unravels the mystery surrounding the assassination of a popular labor leader in Cambodia's growing garment industry. Two men are arrested and convicted, but are they guilty? And if not, who is? The implications reach far beyond the police station and the courtroom: to the headquarters of the ruling party and to the garment trade that is Cambodia’s economic lifeblood. Director Bradley Cox shot events as they happened and and tracked down witnesses in a country where knowing too much can cost you your life. On-the-spot footage, hidden-camera work and hard-core investigation tells the story of a killing that put a nation into mourning and cemented a regime's hold on power.
'Who Killed Chea Vichea?' unravels the mystery surrounding the assassination of a popular labor leader in Cambodia's growing garment industry. Two men are arrested and convicted, but are they guilty? And if not, who is? The implications reach far beyond the police station and the courtroom: to the headquarters of the ruling party and to the garment trade that is Cambodia’s economic lifeblood. Director Bradley Cox shot events as they happened and and tracked down witnesses in a country where knowing too much can cost you your life. On-the-spot footage, hidden-camera work and hard-core investigation tells the story of a killing that put a nation into mourning and cemented a regime's hold on power.