First They Killed My Father (film)
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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.
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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] |
The film 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.