First They Killed My Father

First They Killed My Father

Release date: (2017 September 15)

Availability: Global

Netflix Original Movie

Plot:

This historical thriller is based on Loung Ung's memoir of surviving the Pol Pot regime during the Khmer Rouge years.

Review:
Rating: Watch it / It depends / [Skip it]

• The subject matter and presentation often makes this feel more like a documentary than a movie, but the lack of a narrator to provide context makes you want to stop the movie and read about the facts of the Cambodian genocide.
  While it captures the viewpoint of a child, faithful to the source material, we need a viewpoint of someone that knows what's going on because the child protagonist doesn't and thus implication is heavy with real details sparse. First They Killed My Father implies much more than it shows. The historical context is important and elevates my verdict.

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Links:

• Watch the Teaser Video
• Director Angelina Jolie Commentary
• Watch the trailer
• Story Featurette 
• Acclaim Trailer
• Q&A with Angelina Jolie and Loung Ung video

Trivia:

• Directed by Angelina Jolie.
• Cambodia's 2017 Academy Award Entry for Foreign Language Category