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Who Killed Chea Vichea?

The mystery behind the assassination of a Cambodian labor leader set against the backdrop of the international garment trade.

Premiere Date

May 1, 2011

Length

60 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

Awards & Recognition

Winner

2011 Peabody Awards - George Foster Peabody Award

Chea Vichea served as president of Cambodia's garment workers' union until he was gunned down on the street in 2004. Filmed over five years, Who Killed Chea Vichea? explores the possible motives for this popular leader's assassination and unravels a police plot that framed two men, who were sentenced to 20 years for a crime committed by others.