Prince Sihanouk and Pol Pot's gang had been enemies for years. Prince Sihanouk was the ruler of Cambodia, and Pol Pot's gang, based in the jungle, had been working to overthrow Prince Sihanouk's rule.
But the 1970 Lon Nol coup changed everything, and King Sihanouk became a homeless exile, and even his personal property was confiscated by Prime Minister Lon Nol. In order to fight against Prime Minister Lon Nol, King Sihanouk could only unite with the ChiKhm gang.
Prince Sihanouk understood that the Chi-Cambodian gang was not a good person, and he had talked about it to Italian female journalists, and he knew that the Chi-Cambodian gang had no good feelings for him, only malice, and would even kill him.
Pol Pot also sent Insali to spy on Prince Sihanouk. Let us pay attention to the documentary on Prince Sihanouk's visit in China, where Envoy Insali always followed him, like a shadow.
At that time, foreign media released news that Prince Sihanouk and the domestic resistance forces (Chi Cambodia) were not united, and that Chi Cambodia did not accept Prince Sihanouk and did not allow Prince Sihanouk to be the head of State of Cambodia.
In order to dispel the rumors of this enemy, Prince Sihanouk and his wife Princess Monique were arranged to visit the Base of Chikh, accompanied by a photography team, which was made into a documentary and shown to the world.
At the beginning of the documentary, Prince Sihanouk and Princess Monique were arranged to bathe in the river, of course, the filming was very subtle, and the beautiful Princess Monilie was lying in the water, and only her head and shoulders could be seen.
It is not known whether King Sihanouk and Princess Monique really went down to the river to bathe or did it like a movie. In addition, King Sihanouk was shirtless, with a piece of cloth around his waist, and used a small scoop to scoop water into the jar for bathing.
What the director of this documentary really thought, violently arranged for Prince Sihanouk to take a bath, and bathed twice, once when he went down to the river with his wife to bathe, and once when he bathed himself. In such a serious documentary, how inappropriate it is to appear in a bath.
Prince Sihanouk got out of the car and saw three people who came to greet him, including the minister Fu Ning, who betrayed him and defected to the Base of Chi Kam, king Sihanouk was very excited, and went forward to hug Fu Ning tightly, that affectionate look, almost like wrapping his arms around his neck, Fu Ning was also full of smiles, very happy.
At this time, the narrator sounded, and the enemy said that Fu Ning was dead. Look, Fu Ning is still alive and healthy.
Prince Sihanouk also met with Song Cheng and others and hugged, but he was still reluctant to Fu Ning, and Fu Ning also took the initiative to come up to support Prince Sihanouk, and the two of them hugged each other again, talking and laughing.
As soon as the camera pans, Prince Sihanouk gets out of the jeep and is greeted by Jhieu Samphan. Prince Sihanouk was ecstatic and went forward to embrace Josampan with excitement, like his beloved son, who had been lost for many years. The voiceovers rang out again, and Khieu Sam Phan, Deputy Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and Prince Sihanouk embraced cordially.
Listening to this title, Qiao Sen Pan has become the commander-in-chief, and it seems that he is the boss of Chi Kam. The narration sounded, and the enemy said that Jhieu Samphan had been dead for a few years, and look, he was still alive.
Then the man who came up to hug Prince Sihanouk was the terrified Pol Pot. Pol Pot was very polite, not only embracing King Sihanouk, but also bowing his head and bending down to salute Sihanouk. But the narrator did not sound, did not introduce Pol Pot.
Prince Sihanouk did not notice Pol Pot either, but merely gave him a routine hug and went to see the other comrades. For the group photo, Pol Pot stood on the far side, but next to Sihanouk were JyotSenpan and Fu Ning. Then when the group photo was taken on the road sign 525m from Phnom Penh, Pol Pot actually did not appear.
In later shots, Pol Pot is also standing in the back, not attracting attention at all. All shots are dominated by Sihanouk and Jyotsamphan. Pol Pot hid himself very deeply, and at this time Prince Sihanouk did not know that the boss of Chi Kam was Pol Pot, and thought it was Khieu Samphan.
Hu Rong also appeared, and embraced King Sihanouk kindly. The narration sounded, and Hu Rong was also one of the three ghosts, and he was still alive.
Here to explain, Qiao Senpan, Fu Ning, and Hu Rong were all ministers of Prince Sihanouk, and later they all defected to the Chikh Base, and it was rumored that they had been killed by Prince Sihanouk, and the people also held protests for them to protest Prince Sihanouk's killing of intellectuals.
Then there was the meeting, and again Sihanouk was invited to speak. The narrator sounded again, introducing the main characters of the meeting, but did not introduce Pol Pot.
Prince Sihanouk met with a large group of comrades again, and the narrator rang out, saying that the comrades were very happy to see Prince Sihanouk, which was not a political arrangement, but a genuine feeling from the heart.
Chikhram then arranged a small house for Sihanouk and gave him a pair of monkeys and a bear as pets. The narration rang out, and no one could say that Prince Sihanouk was an exile who had his own house in his own country.
Anyway, Prince Sihanouk's visit was full of political implications, like a movie, as if it had been arranged in advance.
Both sides are too affectionate and too strong, but people suspect that there are traces of acting. Sihanouk had criticized Qiao Senpan, Hu Rong, and Fu Ning fiercely, would they be so affectionate when they met?
This is a documentary that looks very harmonious, unfortunately, in 1975, Hu Rong was killed by Pol Pot. In 1977, Fu Ning and Guidun were also killed. Song Cheng, his wife and children were killed on Pol Pot's orders in 1997. Documentaries like these few living people, in the end can not be good ending.
Pol Pot is the most strange, the film even Gui Dun, Hu Rong, Song Cheng's wife are introduced, but did not introduce him. He deliberately hid himself deeply, playing Prince Sihanouk like a monkey.
King Sihanoukville is really not easy, and in order to take care of the overall situation, he must put on a show with someone he hates. A good politician must be a good actor, and both sides of the film this time have good acting skills.
This documentary is called "1973 New Film Documentary: Sihanouk's Glorious Return", which is available on the Internet, and interested netizens can search for it.