Dith Pran was a Cambodian photojournalist known for exposing the horrors of life under Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge. He survived four and a half years of forced labor and beatings, vowing that if he ever escaped, he would tell the world about the violence.
In 1979, he journeyed 40 miles to safety and did just that. He moved to the United States, where he became a citizen in 1986. Pran’s life and work were the subject of the movie “The Killing Fields,” which won three Oscars, including best supporting actor for Haing S. Ngor, who portrayed Pran.
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