Brother Number One is a feature documentary that follows Kiwi rower Rob Hamill as he travels to Cambodia seeking justice for his brother Kerry Hamill, who was tortured and murdered by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia in 1978.
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Rob gives a “victim’s statement”, outlining the impact of Kerry’s death on his family, at the Extraordinary Chamber of the Courts in Cambodia (ECCC), a war crimes tribunal currently running in Phnom Penh. 31 years after the fact, the ECCC is trying five Khmer Rouge leaders who were responsible for killing up to two million Cambodians in the years 1975-1979. Rob testifies during the first trial against Comrade Duch, who was commander of the notorious torture centre Tuol Sleng (S21), where his brother was tortured and murdered. In addition, Rob attempts to retrace his brother’s footsteps, meeting both survivors, who shed light on Kerry’s experience, and perpetrators who caused his suffering. Given that this is the first time Rob has visited Cambodia, the audience learns, along with him, more about the culture and painful history of the country, once called the "Pearl of Asia". (Annie Goldson)
