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The Killing Fields
1984
Director
Roland Joffé
Year
1984
Style
Content Rating
R
Stars
Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich, Julian Sands
Languages
🇬🇧 English, 🇫🇷 French, khm, 🇷🇺 Russian
Origin Countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Synopsis
A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during Pol Pot's bloody Year Zero cleansing campaign.
Major Awards
Overall
3 wins — 8 nominations
Wins (3)
Best Picture
BAFTA Awards (1985)
Best Film
Best Screenplay
BAFTA Awards (1985)
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Writers Guild of America, USA (1985)
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Nominations (8)
Best Picture
David di Donatello Awards (1985)
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
César Awards, France (1986)
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Golden Globes, USA (1985)
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Academy Awards, USA (1985)
Best Picture
Best Director
Golden Globes, USA (1985)
Best Director - Motion Picture
Academy Awards, USA (1985)
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Golden Globes, USA (1985)
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Best Actor
Academy Awards, USA (1985)
Best Actor in a Leading Role