Production: Netflix
Directed by: Angelina Jolie
Starring: Sareum Srey Moch
Music by: Marco Beltrami
Additional Music by: Brandon Roberts
First They Killed My Father (2017) is a harrowing drama based on the memoir of Loung Ung, a Cambodian woman who survived the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s. The film follows Loung, a young girl, as her life is violently uprooted when the Khmer Rouge forces evacuate her family from Phnom Penh. The film chronicles her struggle to survive, her transformation from innocent child to a resilient survivor, and the heartbreaking loss of family members. Through Loung’s perspective, the film offers a poignant and visceral portrayal of the horrors of war and the enduring strength of the human spirit.