Thursday, February 24, 2011

Enemies of the People - Sunday 27th February 5pm

Enemies of the People is coming up on Sunday. If you enjoyed seeing The Killing Fields in the 2002 Festival, part of our 'Painting with Light - Great cinematographers' strand, (Chris Menges, DP for that film was, along with Jack Cardiff, one of the illustrious band) you'll doubtless really welcome the chance to complete your knowledge of those terrible Khmer Rouge times in Cambodia. But no matter if you didn't: Enemies of the People is quite capable of standing alone as a gripping documentary aimed at restoring justice and healing old wounds. It scored 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and achieved a high audience satisfaction too. Derek Adams of Time Out said 'This is patient, persistent, probing and fearless journalism of the highest order and it shocks to the core.' and just look at Andrew Marr's tribute on the film page, where you can also find the notes.