In the Shadow of Landmines 1999
Distributed by the Center for Defense Information, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington CD 20036; 800-CDI-3334
Produced by the Center for Defense Information
Director n/a
VHS, color, 29 min.
High School - Adult
History, Sociology, Political Science
Date Entered: 11/09/2018
Reviewed by Jay Schwartz, Suffolk County Community College, Riverhead, New YorkFred Downes, Jr., a Vietnam veteran who lost an arm to a landmine, visits Cambodia to outline the problems caused by landmines left by the Vietnam war and the subsequent civil war in Cambodia. He interviews land mine victims in an attempt to learn what impact their injuries have had on their lives. Downes visits a prosthetic device clinic, a homegrown manufacturer of wheelchairs, and a land mine museum. He talks with various people who aid landmine victims, including the director of an enterprise employing disabled persons, which raises silkworms and produces finished silk products.
A useful program for high schools and colleges showing the human toll taken by land mines and the steps taken by one third world country to rebuild the shattered lives of victims. Recommended