Angelina Jolie will unveil her new film on the horrors of the Khmer Rouge era on Saturday at the ancient Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia, a country the star shares a deep affinity with through her adopted son Maddox. He lost almost all his immediate family during the Khmer Rouge years but went on to produce searing documentaries that helped break the silence surrounding the genocide. Despite the prosecution of a few top Khmer Rouge cadres, the genocide continues to be a controversial subject. Veteran foreign correspondent Elizabeth Becker, one of a handful of western journalists to visit Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge era, described Jolie's film as "heartrending". Jolie added that she hoped her film would remind viewers of the need to help children escaping war and persecution today.

Source: Egypt Independent February 18, 2017 11:11 UTC