Choeung Ek Killing Fields and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S-21) \\ Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 พ.ค. 2016
- We head to two site in Phnom Penh that reveal the dark side of Cambodia's recent history: the Choeung Ek Killing Fields and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.
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In 1975, the Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia and changed the fate of the country forever. Nearly 20,000 prisoners were interrogated at the prison, S-21, and many ultimately met their end at the killings fields.
In this video, I show you a glimpse of what it's like to visit these sites of genocide. The experience was difficult for me to process. If I display nervous smiling or laughter, it's simply because I was uncomfortable with the things I was seeing. No disrespect or disregard to the severity of the event recounted was intended. Thank you for your understanding.
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Beautifully empathetic explanation, mirrors some of my thoughts when I visited S-21 in March and I still have yet to process what I learnt and saw. I can't even post about my experience online because I am still affected. Everyone I met had family who were killed during the Khmer Rouge regime. Hoping and praying that the people of Cambodia will find healing and peace.
I remember going to that prison. It was so sad and diffcult to see all the photos of people knowing they were killed and imprisoned in the same rooms there. Their faces were haunting. Some showed such fear in their eyes and others with such bravery I opted out of going to see the killing fields when I visited. Though I learned a lot there! It was interesting to see them in your video.
+PatMax Adventures Thanks, Patrick! The prison was definitely more graphic than the killing fields, so I think you saw the worst of it. Truly horrible.
Thx for making this video for our country I was there in this morning then when I come back I decide to do more research abt it and this video helped me with it!!!Cambodian will appreciate for your hard work!!!
Thanks so much!
Thanks For Making This Video For Cambodia ! We Will Appreciate For Your Hard Work ! #I'M_CAMBODIAN
Thank you for sharing this...we should never forget the atrocities committed here. Your video was very moving and you spoke so eloquently, with such compassion. Sending you much love!
+Jenni Fletcher Thank you for the kind words, Jenni! I truly appreciate it.
I visited Cambodia in 2011 for work and I had no idea about the Khmer Rouge and the genocide that happened there until on the last day of the trip, our tour guide took us to both the killing fields, and S-21. Not knowing what any of it was the first thing that struck me was the horrible smell at the killing fields. It took walking and seeing all of the bones encased when it hit me what the smell was. It was so horrific and I couldn't believe that I had never heard of this genocide before. I think that our tour guides knew that we most likely knew nothing about it and wanted to be sure that we did know. One of the most humbling experiences and I hope more people learn about this major atrocity.
This is really heartbreaking. I'm already teary eyed watching videos about this, what more when I'm actually there and I'll be there this May.
Wow, you expressed it all so much more eloquently than I could. Some truly terrible things happened in Cambodia. It was not even so long ago, and somehow I have never heard many things about it before my trip. I'm so glad to have visited these places, it was hard to so eye-opening :(
+Elizabeth Travels thanks for the kind words, Elizabeth! It was very hard to talk about, but I'm glad it came across clearly, in your opinion.
+JP Goes Global By the way, are you still in Vietnam? Would love to meet up!
+Elizabeth Travels I'm in Laos now and heading back to Thailand soon. What are your plans?
Thank you for sharing, JP. I got chills watching this. And I can tell that you were truly moved by the experience.
yes brother , So many people Past Away , But my grandpa, grandma , mother auntie and uncle still alive , they can leave this Cruel regime , Our people call it genocide thank god for saving us ,❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 my english language not well , I think you can understand . I am cambodian 🇰🇭❤️️ welcome to cambodia and thank for coming and sharing my country to other country and people around the world to know about ours history.🙏
Thanks for video - what an interesting Saturday I'm having binge watching your videos for my up-coming trip. Your videos are just the right length and very helpful.
Glad you made a day of my videos! Hope you had a good time!
thank you so much for making this video and sharing this important history which not many people these days are aware of it. Stay safe mate.
+Sean Williams You're welcome, Sean. It was very important to share this experience.
I also visited both places last year and I was so shocked and traumatised that I couldn't eat for 2 days. Anyways lookking forward to see your next vid.
Thanks for the reminder. I visited those sites as well and they are indeed thought provoking and sad. There is also a small theatre about ten seats above a restaurant on the Riverfront, they have a sign, I forget the name. They only show a documentary film twice a day on that time in history. Ii was there and the only other person was a younger American. When the film was over he was very angry and said no wonder the world hates America. There is a connection between this genocide and the Vietnam war. Thanks again for doing that difficult vlog.
Hey JP. The tragedy of the Cambodian genocide is not unknown to me, but I could not stop crying watching your video. Planning to visit Phnom Penh next year (have only visited Siem Reap) but still not decided if I will visit these 2 places.
Best.
If you have the money to enjoy the finer things in PP (fine dining and bars), you don't need to visit these locations. But for me and any backpackers on a budget, I wouldn't recommend much in this city besides these experiences. They were vital to my time there.
+JP Goes Global I'll keep that in mind. Cambodia is awesome but its recent past is definitely a part of Cambodians' psyche. Feeling that for oneself, thankfully second-hand by visiting the place's set aside for remembrance, really is part of the Cambodian ezperience.
Great information. I had no idea. How horrible. Thank you.
Thank you for watching.
new video. i just did binge watching your vlogs over the weekends. #Fan
+Lee Royo thank you, Lee!
You're most welcom Jake Gylenhall . I mean JP.
Such a big eye opener, I didn't know a lot about the Khmer Rouge, i went to cambodia in 2012 for a mission trip and we were here for two weeks, first week was learning about the harsh life they went through. I cried when we listened to the Audio it really hit me at the children's magic tree. I broke down and i starred at the glass cabinet of the skulls and really took it in.
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oh gosh, I can't imagine how horrible it was...
+Muhamad Sulhan Rofiq It's very hard to think about.
Very informative. Thank you.
+caling98 thanks!
Going today... And this video has pre-prepared me...
I hope it went well and you took some time tonight to unwind.
Very distressing...
Does the prison give you chills ,If I get to go there some day,I might picture all those people that past away in my mind ,something about cambodia that always make me think the whole country haunted
I can see the day the news broke in 1979. On the BBC the news showed the sheer scale of the atrocities and a deserted Phnom Phem. Of course the executions stopped when the Vietnamese invaded.
The invasion happened because the Khmer rouge crossed the border and killed approximately 3500 villagers
JP, thanks for the video. Somehow describing it as good or great under the circumstances seems highly inappropriate. I guess I'm of a generation old enough to remember the events you describe. Pol Pot's philosophy of Year Zero should have rung alarm bells but for whatever reason it didn't.
+Alfred Stimoli Alfred, thank you for your input. Is there something this video that I described as "good or great?" I'm not quite clear what you mean by that. And I'm curious: the museums gave me the impression that in the international community, very little was known about what exactly was going on in Cambodia when this all started happening. From your perspective, how much was known during the events?
+JP Goes Global No. I usually say, good video or great video. But under the circumstances and subject matter I thought that would be inappropriate.
+Alfred Stimoli Thanks for the clarification. I appreciate the sentiment!
loving the scruffy looking woof!
Thanks, Gary Gary.