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First They Killed My Father

R · 2017 ‧ War/Thriller ‧ 2h 16m
7.2/10 · IMDb 81% · Rotten Tomatoes 72% · Metacritic
Loung Ung is 5 years old when the Khmer Rouge assumes power over Cambodia in 1975. They soon begin a four-year reign of terror and genocide in which nearly 2 million Cambodians die. Forced from her family's home in Phnom Penh, Ung is trained as a...
Release date: September 15, 2017 (USA)
Director: Angelina Jolie
Languages: English, French, Vietnamese, and more
Distributed by: Netflix
Budget: $22 million

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A 5-year-old girl embarks on a harrowing quest for survival amid the sudden rise and terrifying reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.
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 ...
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This is a very powerful movie, based on a memoir by Loung Un, that depicts the trials of one family in Cambodia. Opening in Phnom Penh, the family is shown to ...
When Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into Phnom Penh in April 1975, Ung's family was forced to flee their home and hide their previous life of privilege.