LOOT: A Story of Crime and Redemption (2025)

Directed by

Don Millar

Genre

documentary, crime, history

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

1.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about the illegal trade of Cambodian antiquities. It follows efforts to recover stolen artifacts from temples and museums while looking at the people involved in the crime and the push for justice.

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What happens

LOOT: A Story of Crime and Redemption is a 2025 documentary film directed by Don Millar. The film investigates Cambodia's looted antiquities trade, focusing on figures like "Blue Tiger," a former child soldier turned restitution advocate, and U.S. Homeland Security agents like J.P. Labbat who dismantled British dealer Douglas Latchford’s network through Operation Indochina Peninsula Plunder. The documentary follows Cambodia’s efforts to recover looted cultural artifacts, tracing a path from temple ruins in Cambodia to museums in London and New York. It highlights the disparity between local villagers who participated in the looting and the collectors and institutions who profited from the trade. Produced by New Theory Pictures (Canada), the film premiered at the International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) in Montreal and was later acquired by Jambika Docs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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