directed by: Angelina Jolie, year: 2017
actors: Sareum Srey Moch

First They Killed My Father is a historical war drama directed by Angelina Jolie, based on Loung Ung’s memoir about surviving the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. The film follows a young girl's life as a regime empties villages, dismantles education, and imposes years of fear and deprivation on civilians. Filmed in Cambodia, it centers on intimate, human-scale moments, resilience, and memory, offering a survivor's perspective under Jolie's empathetic direction.

Historical Drama, War Drama, Biographical, Cambodian Genocide, Netflix Film