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‘This Is Their Film’: Angelina Jolie Tells A Story Of Khmer Rouge Survival

NPR: All Things Considered. The film First They Killed My Father begins in 1975 Cambodia, during the rise of the Khmer Rouge. The hard-line communist regime aimed to deport an entire nation into the countryside and form an agrarian utopia — but their experiment failed. People were forced to work, and they were also tortured, starved and executed. In the end, around a quarter of the country’s population — roughly 2 million people — died.

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Angelina Jolie’s Secret Weapon: ‘First They Killed My Fat...

Angelina Jolie’s Secret Weapon: ‘First They Killed My Father’ Producer Rithy Panh Helped a Hollywood A-Lister Tell Cambodia’s Story

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Angelina Jolie & Loung Ung answer viewers questions.

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First They Killed My Father Trailer now streaming on NETFLIX

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New First They Killed My Father Trailer

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My Harrowing Escape from Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge and How That Led to a Friendship with Angelina Jolie.

READ People Magazine interview with Loung Ung, Click Here. August 3, 2017 

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FTKMF premieres on Netflix SEPT 15.

First They Killed My Father
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First They Killed My Father now streaming on NETFLIX

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First They Killed My Father Premieres September 15 on Netflix

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First They Killed My Father | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

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