Features
Friday, January 14 2011
The Best Documentaries of 2010
A remarkable number of documentaries challenged basic assumptions about structure and representation, faith and truth.
Monday, January 3 2011
The Best Independent / International Films of 2010
PopMatters launches our six-day look at 2010's best film, TV and DVDs by spotlighting the 25 best indie and international films of the year, highlighted by a host of superb documentaries, a stellar film from China and one of the finest works of "hillbilly noir" ever.
Reviews
Tuesday, January 11 2011
'Enemies of the People': Then We Would Solve Him
Filmmaker Thet Sambath's performance is as fascinating as any of his subjects'.
Friday, July 30 2010
'Enemies of the People': He Very, Very Suffer
Even as he speaks, you see this is impossible. Even as the film records confessions, including Nuon Chea's, the monstrosity of their actions renders words ineffective, ever incomplete.
Friday, June 18 2010
'Enemies of the People': My Body Is Spinning Inside
In the astonishing documentary Enemies of the People, Cambodian reporter Thet Sambath seeks answers to the question that has shaped his life: "why the killing happened."
Blogs
Tuesday, February 28 2012
Outstanding Documentary, 'Enemies of the People,' on DVD, 28 February
Late last year, Nuon Chea, better known as Brother Number 2, was charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, in a UN-based court…
Tuesday, July 12 2011
'Enemies of the People', Brilliant and Devastating, Premieres on PBS 12 July
Structured as a series of memories and gaps, repressions and excavations, Thet Sambath and Rob Lemkin's Enemies of the People tells the story of the…
