I was recently in Cambodia and visited the sites and museums (and the piles of skulls) of the killing fields. It always makes you aware of how thin the veneer of civilization really is when you consider Cambodians killing fellow Cambodians - according to the official count 1.7 million of their own people. The other reviewers thoroughly covered the plot of the movie and it was certainly deserving of three Academy Awards. This film will never be forgotten nor should it be. The film, and countless books, tell the story to the world about what the Cambodian people endured during the Khmer Rouge period. Shocking and definitely true-to-life drama.