• 7 years ago
Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.

Director: Angelina Jolie

Writers: Loung Ung (screenplay), Angelina Jolie (screenplay)

Stars: Sareum Srey Moch, Phoeung Kompheak, Sveng Socheata

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 child soldier while her six siblings are sent to labor camps.
Release date: 2017 (USA)
Director: Angelina Jolie
Adapted from: First They Killed My Father
Language: English
Cast: Phoeung Kompheak, Sveng Socheata
Distributor: Netflix

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