Angelina Jolie co-produces human rights activist's memoir with son Maddox Jolie-Pitt
Directed by Angelina Jolie, "First They Killed My Father" is the adaptation of Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung’s gripping memoir about surviving the deadly Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 to 1978.
(As released) The Netflix original film "First They Killed My Father" was launched on September 15 globally on Netflix.
Directed by Angelina Jolie, "First They Killed My Father" is the adaptation of Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung’s gripping memoir about surviving the deadly Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 to 1978. The story is told through her eyes, from the age of five, when the Khmer Rouge first came to power, up until when she was nine years old.
The film depicts the indomitable spirit and devotion of Loung and her family as they struggle to stay together during the Khmer Rouge years.
"First They Killed My Father" is a Netflix original film produced by Jolie with acclaimed Cambodian director and producer Rithy Panh, director of the Oscar-nominated "The Missing Picture." Loung Ung, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, Adam Somner ("Bridge of Spies"), Michael Vieira ("By the Sea"), and Charles Schissel ("The Prestige") are executive producers, and Academy Award winner Anthony Dod Mantle ("Slumdog Millionaire") serves as director of photography.
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