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Pol Pot Part 2: Welcome to the Jungle

2022/6/21
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Saloth Sar's transformation in France from a privileged student to a committed communist is detailed, influenced by his experiences and readings in Paris.

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Saloth Sar, the young man who will become Pol Pot, arrives in France in 1949. In just a few short months, he will be transformed into a die-hard communist rebel. Meanwhile, in Cambodia, things are coming to the boil. Returning from Europe, Sar goes to ground with the Vietnamese communists. He begins to prepare his very own revolution…

A Noiser production, written by Dan Smith.

This is Part 2 of 4.

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