Nuon Chea was born on July 7, 1926 in Voat Kor, Battambang, Cambodia. He is known for Enemies of the People (2009), Terror's Advocate (2007) and Great Crimes and Trials of the Twentieth Century (1992). He was married to Ly Kim Seng. He died on August 4, 2019 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.