Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour

Overview

On April 17, 1975, the face of Cambodia would forever be changed. As Khmer Rouge soldiers marched into the capital city of Phnom Penh, the unsuspecting people of Cambodia had little idea they would be forced into a living nightmare that would last nearly four years. Rain Falls From Earth is a story of courage, a story of survival and a story of eventual triumph over the Communist regime that was responsible for the deaths of over two million people. The voices of many Cambodians are heard as they convey their thoughts, ideas and emotions - the very things they were forced to abandon in the "killing fields" of Cambodia. Their stories are an eyewitness account to genocide.

Directed by Steve McClure

Top cast

Sam Waterston

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Thida Buth

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Im Chaem

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Monirith Chhea

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Vollevann Kaylor

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Sandy Kelley

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Vann Nath

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Savann Kunneke

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