Looting the temples: a story of crime and redemption
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LOOT
A new documentary uncovers the illicit trade in thousand-year-old looted Cambodian temple treasures.
From remote villages to elite international art institutions, LOOT uncovers the underbelly of a multi-billion-dollar trade in blood antiquities and the global art houses receiving them.
LOOT is part of Doc Edge Film Festival
, on now.
Mihi speaks with filmmaker Don Millar.
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