# Shadow of Darkness

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***Shadow of Darkness*** (Khmer: *ស្រមោលអន្ធការ*, *Sramol anthokear*; alternatively ***Sror Morl Anthakal***)[3] is a 1989 Cambodian [historical drama](/source/Historical_drama) film written and directed by [Yvon Hem](/source/Yvon_Hem).[4] It is the first Cambodian film to be set during the [Democratic Kampuchea](/source/Democratic_Kampuchea) era, as previous films about the period such as *[The Killing Fields](/source/The_Killing_Fields_(film))* and *[Nine Circles of Hell](/source/Dev%C4%9Bt_kruh%C5%AF_pekla)* were from foreign countries.[5] The film tells the fictional story of Visal, who survived the tragic execution of his family by the [Khmer Rouge](/source/Khmer_Rouge) and escapes toward Vietnam.[3]

## Cast

- Thoang Vutha
- [Pisith Pilika](/source/Pisith_Pilika)

## Accolades

**2009 [CamboFest](/source/CamboFest,_Cambodia_Film_Festival)**

- Grabay Meas (Golden [Water Buffalo](/source/Water_buffalo))[6]

## References

1. ["Shadow of Darkness"](https://mubi.com/films/shadow-of-darkness). *[MUBI](/source/MUBI)*. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

1. ["Shadow of Darkness"](http://bophana.org/events/shadow-of-darkness/). *[Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center](/source/Bophana_Center)*. Centre Bophana. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

1. [*KON: The Cinema of Cambodia*](https://southeastasiancinema.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/kon-the-cinema-of-cambodia.pdf). Department of Media and Communication, [Royal University of Phnom Penh](/source/Royal_University_of_Phnom_Penh). 2010. p. 27. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

1. Wintle, Justin (2006). [*Romancing Vietnam: Inside the Boat Country*](https://books.google.com/books?id=C953OFzcZUYC). 2nd ed. [Oxford](/source/Oxford): Signal Books Limited. pp. 308–309. ISBN 1-904955-15-0. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

1. Blumenthal, Eileen (29 January 1989). ["FILM; Cambodian War Seen Through Cambodian Eyes"](https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/29/movies/film-cambodian-war-seen-through-cambodian-eyes.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. p. 23. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

1. Camerado (18 October 2009). ["Cambodian filmmaker Yvon Hem receives his Grabay Meas ('Golden Waterbuffalo') trophy from CAMBOFEST, Cambodia"](http://camerado.com/mainsite/cambodian-filmmaker-yvon-hem-receives-his-grabay-meas-golden-waterbuffalo-trophy-from-cambofest-cambodia/). *Camerado Movies and Media*. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

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