First They Killed My Father

2017 · 2 hr 16 min · TV-MA

Biography, Drama, History

Directors

Angelina Jolie

Actors

Sareum Srey Moch
Phoeung Kompheak
Sveng Socheata

Summary

Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered as a child under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.

More about this movie

In the 70's, a Cambodian middle-class girl sees the lives of her family and her turning upside-down when the Khmer Rouge invades the Cambodia. They leave their comfortable apartment and lifestyle to live in a primitive working camp. Her father, a former officer, is killed and the family splits to survive.

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