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Irradiated (2020)

Irradiated poster
Original title
Irradiés
Directed by
Rithy Panh
Genre
documentary film
Country
Cambodia, France
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
12
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film reflects on human cruelty through examples across the 20th century. It is a documentary that meditates on the nature of evil.

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What happens

Irradiated (French: Irradiés) is a 2020 Cambodian documentary film directed by Rithy Panh. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival. The description on Rotten Tomatoes states the film "reflects on the nature of evil through acts of human cruelty across the 20th century". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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