Dith Pran, the courageous and inspirational photojournalist whose story of endurance and escape from the murderous Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia was brought to the big screen in the 1984 film "The Killing Fields" has died.
Pran was a remarkable man. His story is too seldom told. It must be remembered as a testament to the resiliency of the human spirit, and of the power of quiet dignity.
The Associated Press obit is here.
The powerful final scene of the movie, which dramatizes Pran's reunion with friend and colleague Sydney Shanberg (played by Sam Waterson) is here:
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