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MIPTV Picks 2012: Brother Number One

In 1978, New Zealand yacht enthusiast Kerry Hamill and two other men had anchored their yacht, the Foxy Lady, at Koh Tang Island to shelter from a storm. With Englishman John Dewhirst, Hamill was seized by the Khmer Rouge, tortured for two years, and then executed. This film traces the efforts of his younger brother to seek justice.
March 24, 2012

In 1978, New Zealand yacht enthusiast Kerry Hamill and two other men had anchored their yacht, the Foxy Lady, at Koh Tang Island to shelter from a storm. With Englishman John Dewhirst, Hamill was seized by the Khmer Rouge, tortured for two years, and then executed. This film traces the efforts of his younger brother to seek justice.

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