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| Directed by | Angelina Jolie |
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| Based on | First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung |
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| Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle |
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| Music by | Marco Beltrami |
Production company | Jolie Pas |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 136 minutes[1] |
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| Budget | $22 million[5] |
First They Killed My Father (Khmer: មុនដំបូងខ្មែរក្រហមសម្លាប់ប៉ារបស់ខ្ញុំ, Mŭn Dâmbong Khmêr Krâhâm Sâmloăb Pa Rôbás Khnhŭm; lit. 'First The Khmer Rouge Killed My Father') is a 2017 Cambodian–American Khmer-language biographical historical thriller film directed by Angelina Jolie and written by Jolie and Loung Ung. The film is based on Ung's eponymous memoir. Set in 1975, the film depicts 5-year-old Loung, who is forced to train as a child soldier while her siblings are sent to labor camps during the Khmer Rouge regime.
The film was screened at the Telluride Film Festival and 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released worldwide on Netflix on September 15, 2017, to positive critical reception.
- ^ Craddock, Kerri (September 2017). "First They Killed My Father". Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (3 September 2017). "Telluride Film Review: 'First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers'". Variety. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Hunter, Allan (13 September 2017). "'First They Killed My Father': Toronto Review". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Sims, David (15 September 2017). "First They Killed My Father Is a Surprising, Devastating Triumph". The Atlantic. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Angelina Jolie Still Breaks the Rules: Why 'First They Killed My Father' is the Movie No Studio Would Make". 18 September 2017.