Film

The Cement Ball of Earth, Heaven, And Hell

2003 · 54m · Documentary · War

Aki Ra join­ed Pol Pot's mur­der­ous Khmer Rouge army at the age of nine. Twenty years later he roams the mine­fields of Cambo­dia in search of redemp­tion. Armed only with a stick and a pock­et­knife Aki seeks out and destroys some of the six million land­mines that infect his home. Shot in mine­fields, this film cont­ains footage that reveals just how dan­gerous Aki Ra's obsession is.

Aki Ra

Himself

Trent Harris

Himself

• Trent HarrisDirector

Release date

January 1, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

54m

Genres

Documentary, War

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