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brother number two
(2008)

50 mins
made for oak3films

directed by jason lai
produced by eunice lau
edited by herbert hunger

in 2008, the united nations set up a tribunal to try the few surviving khmer rouge leaders. cambodia had waited almost thirty years for justice.

how are people coping with everyday life, having to live side by side with their torturers and killers of their loved ones? the film follows soy sen, a victim of both torture and bereavement, as he sets out to find closure.

what do the former leaders have to say in their own defence?
featuring an exclusive interview with noun chea (brother no. 2), next in command to pol pot and top defendant at the tribunal.

the short version (aka the trouble with waiting) was awarded
best short film at the busan asian short film festival in korea (2008)