Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 142 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
The story
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.
- journalist
- vietnam
- cambodia
- civil war
- based on novel or book
- photographer
- mass murder
- 1970s
- evacuation
- embassy
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Craig T. Nelson — Military Attaché
- Spalding Gray — U.S. Consul
- Bill Paterson — Dr. MacEntire
- Athol Fugard — Dr. Sundesval
- Graham Kennedy — Dougal
- Katherine Krapum Chey — Ser Moeum (Pran's Wife)
- Oliver Pierpaoli — Titony (Pran's Son)
- Edward Entero Chey — Sarun
- Tom Bird — U.S. Military Advisor
- Monirak Sisowath — Phat (K.R. Leader 2nd Village)
- Lambool Dtangpaibool — Phat's Son
- Directed
- Roland Joffé
- Written
- Bruce Robinson
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 847 ratings
- Studio
- Goldcrest, Enigma Productions, International Film Investors
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