A haven from the civil war, Cambodia’s Hotel Le Phnom
From colonial luxury to killing fields, Le Phnom was a haven for journalists reporting on the Cambodian civil war.
From hostel to hostile – War Hotels is a documentary series exploring the stories of iconic hotels associated with recent urban warfare. From Beirut to Baghdad, Sarajevo to Kigali, this series unpicks some of the world’s dramatic geopolitical conflicts from the perspective of landmark hotels on the fighting front lines, and those that became a safe haven for reporters and civilians alike.
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