The Killing Fields. Poster of the 1984 movie and cover of the 1985 book, The Death and Life of Dith Pran
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The Death and Life of Dith Pran
Sydney Schanberg, 1985
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Roland Joffé, 1984

In the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, during May 1973, the Cambodian national army wages a civil war with the communist Khmer Rouge group, a result of the Vietnam War spilling over Cambodia’s borders. Knowing that Pran will be imprisoned or killed, Rockoff and fellow photographer Jon Swain of The Sunday Times try to forge a British passport for Pran, but the deception fails when the image of Pran on the passport photo fades to nothing, as they lack adequate photographic developer.


The Killing Fields. Poster of the 1984 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Killing Fields
Christopher Hudson, 1984
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Roland Joffé, 1984

In the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, during May 1973, the Cambodian national army wages a civil war with the communist Khmer Rouge group, a result of the Vietnam War spilling over Cambodia’s borders. Knowing that Pran will be imprisoned or killed, Rockoff and fellow photographer Jon Swain of The Sunday Times try to forge a British passport for Pran, but the deception fails when the image of Pran on the passport photo fades to nothing, as they lack adequate photographic developer.


Tsotsi. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1979 book
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Tsotsi
Athol Fugard, 1979
movie vs book
Gavin Hood, 2005

Since his mother is dying of a terminal disease, David runs away from an abusive father and lives with other homeless children in a series of large concrete construction pipes. A few years later, David, who now goes by the name Tsotsi, is the leader of a violent gang in Johannesburg.