The actress and mother of six directed, co-written and co-produced the movie. First They Killed My Father is adapted from the harrowing 2000 memoir of the same name by Cambodian writer Loung Ung. It tells the story of Loung’s early life in the 1970s under the former ruler Khmer Rouge. and how she and her family struggled to survive the murderous regime of Pol Pot.
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The movie was shot on locations in Cambodia, the country of birth of Jolie’s adopted eldest son, Maddox. Maddox is also one of the six executive producers of the film listed on IMDb.
US media outlet, Variety, reported Monday that the film will start playing this Friday in 10 American movie theatres, though it’s still scheduled to go on Netflix on Friday as well.
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