back then, many cambodians practiced buddhaism. it teaches the concept of karma, which means that if you do something bad, you must suffer the consequences. because of this belief, everyone helped each other. in those days, nobody ever committed murder or stole anything. >> he shows us the sutudio he lived, not far from where he lives. >> translator: we would film scenes like people flying through the air against a blue screen. >> film directors of 1960s had their own studios and dedicated staff to make their movies. he made 20 years during the golden age of cinema. in the studio next door, a poster for the 12 sisters is displayed on the wall. after the establishment of the pol pot regime in 1975, lee left the country, fearing for his life. >> translator: i survived because i was well-known. one day, represents of pol pot's regime came to me and said they wanted to borrow some of my films. i wondered what they wanted to do with them. i didn't want to lend out my precious films to people like them. so i said that i didn't have the m