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title: 'First They Killed My Father (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Angelina Jolie'
released: '2017-02-18'
runtime_minutes: 136
genres:
  - 'History'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Cambodia'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/first-they-killed-my-father-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4882376/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# First They Killed My Father (2017)

2017 · 136 min · History, Thriller · Cambodia, United States


## Synopsis

First They Killed My Father is a 2017 Khmer-language biographical thriller film directed by Angelina Jolie and written by Jolie and Loung Ung. The film is based on Ung's eponymous memoir. Set in 1975, the film depicts 5-year-old Loung, who is forced to train as a child soldier while her siblings are sent to labor camps during the Khmer Rouge regime.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Angelina Jolie](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelina-jolie)
- **Screenplay:** [Angelina Jolie](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelina-jolie), [Steven Knight](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-knight), [Loung Ung](https://cinepixo.com/people/loung-ung)
- **Producer:** [Angelina Jolie](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelina-jolie), [Rithy Panh](https://cinepixo.com/people/rithy-panh), [Ted Sarandos](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-sarandos)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marco Beltrami](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-beltrami)
- **Director of Photography:** [Anthony Dod Mantle](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-dod-mantle)

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