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First They Killed My Father

Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered as a child under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.

Director

Angelina Jolie

Year

Genre

biography, drama, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

Bophana Production

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award9 wins & 28 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.netflix.com/title/80067522

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Loung Ung

Sareum Srey Moch

Pa Ung

Phoeung Kompheak

Ma Ung

Kim

Meng

Khouy

Geak

Chaou

Keav

Self

Henry Kissinger

Self

(as Ros Mony)

Khmer Rouge Leader

(as Nuth Sophal)

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A small country of 7 million people - First They Killed My Father

A small country of 7 million people

NETFLIX PRESENTS
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM - First They Killed My Father

NETFLIX PRESENTS A NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM

BASED ON A TRUE STORY - First They Killed My Father

BASED ON A TRUE STORY

-["Sympathy for the Devil" playing]
-Cambodia, - First They Killed My Father

-["Sympathy for the Devil" playing] -Cambodia,

American policy since then - First They Killed My Father

American policy since then

♪ Please allow me to introduce myself ♪ - First They Killed My Father

♪ Please allow me to introduce myself ♪

♪ I've been around for a long, long year ♪ - First They Killed My Father

♪ I've been around for a long, long year ♪

-[man 2] Are you glad to be in Cambodia?
-Negative. No. [chuckles] - First They Killed My Father

-[man 2] Are you glad to be in Cambodia? -Negative. No. [chu...

There could be occasional difficulties
in reaching a final solution. - First They Killed My Father

There could be occasional difficulties in reaching a final s...

What we are doing is
helping the Cambodians to help themselves. - First They Killed My Father

What we are doing is helping the Cambodians to help themselv...

♪ Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name ♪ - First They Killed My Father

♪ Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my name ♪

♪ But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game ♪ - First They Killed My Father

♪ But what's puzzling you Is the nature of my game ♪...

[reporter in French]
The Nixon Doctrine for Southeast Asia - First They Killed My Father

[reporter in French] The Nixon Doctrine for Southeast Asia

The war that began in Vietnam
has now engulfed Cambodia. - First They Killed My Father

The war that began in Vietnam has now engulfed Cambodia.

There is anger and frustration
at the US bombings. - First They Killed My Father

There is anger and frustration at the US bombings.

Thousands of lives lost.
Farms and livelihoods destroyed. - First They Killed My Father

Thousands of lives lost. Farms and livelihoods destroyed.

Many are now turning to the Khmer Rouge,
who promise to reclaim Cambodia - First They Killed My Father

Many are now turning to the Khmer Rouge, who promise to recl...

But little is known
of the Khmer Rouge's leaders - First They Killed My Father

But little is known of the Khmer Rouge's leaders

The communist insurgents
now surround the capital Phnom Penh. - First They Killed My Father

The communist insurgents now surround the capital Phnom Penh...

[on TV] President Ford's speech yesterday, - First They Killed My Father

[on TV] President Ford's speech yesterday,

APRIL 1975 - First They Killed My Father

Journalists and foreign residents
have been told to assemble - First They Killed My Father

Journalists and foreign residents have been told to assemble

A school several blocks from the embassy
is serving as the makeshift landing zone. - First They Killed My Father

A school several blocks from the embassy is serving as the m...

The helicopter evacuation is
being carried out by American marines... - First They Killed My Father

The helicopter evacuation is being carried out by American m...

[chattering] - First They Killed My Father

[Ma shouts] - First They Killed My Father

[pop song playing over speakers] - First They Killed My Father

[pop song playing over speakers]

I can't dance like Khouy.
It's too hard for me. - First They Killed My Father

I can't dance like Khouy. It's too hard for me.

[whispering] That's no problem.
I'll teach you. - First They Killed My Father

[whispering] That's no problem. I'll teach you.

I'm worried, Captain.
The Americans have abandoned us. - First They Killed My Father

I'm worried, Captain. The Americans have abandoned us.

They've evacuated their embassy down
to the last man. - First They Killed My Father

They've evacuated their embassy down to the last man.

The Khmer Rouge could reach the city
at any moment. - First They Killed My Father

The Khmer Rouge could reach the city at any moment.

Who knows what will happen to Lon Nol
if they get this far? - First They Killed My Father

Who knows what will happen to Lon Nol if they get this far?

[song continues playing] - First They Killed My Father

[song continues playing]

[Loung humming] - First They Killed My Father

[Loung humming]

[chuckles] - First They Killed My Father

[chuckles] - First They Killed My Father

The Americans are gone!
Cambodians must unite! - First They Killed My Father

The Americans are gone! Cambodians must unite!

[speaking Khmer] - First They Killed My Father

[speaking Khmer]

[man] We must welcome our brothers!
Cambodians unite! - First They Killed My Father

[man] We must welcome our brothers! Cambodians unite!

We are all Cambodians. - First They Killed My Father

We are all Cambodians.

-Surrender your weapons.
-[men yelling] - First They Killed My Father

-Surrender your weapons. -[men yelling]

Loung! Time to pack. - First They Killed My Father

Loung! Time to pack.

Only take what we really need. - First They Killed My Father

Only take what we really need.

[rebel] You have to leave the city
for three days! - First They Killed My Father

[rebel] You have to leave the city for three days!

[rebel] Stop that! - First They Killed My Father

[rebel] Stop that!

[rebels yelling indistinctly] - First They Killed My Father

[rebels yelling indistinctly]

The Americans are going to bomb our city.
You all have to leave! - First They Killed My Father

The Americans are going to bomb our city. You all have to le...

[yelling] - First They Killed My Father

[chattering] - First They Killed My Father

We can't go any further today. - First They Killed My Father

We can't go any further today.

[knocking] - First They Killed My Father

-[rebel] Hey!
-[banging] - First They Killed My Father

-[rebel] Hey! -[banging]

Comrade, Angkar needs your truck!
You no longer need it. - First They Killed My Father

Comrade, Angkar needs your truck! You no longer need it.

[rebel speaking Khmer] - First They Killed My Father

[rebel speaking Khmer]

[rebel shouts] - First They Killed My Father

[rebels yelling] - First They Killed My Father

[rebels yelling]

The soldiers said we could go back home
after three days. - First They Killed My Father

The soldiers said we could go back home after three days.

Nobody passes this point
without permission! - First They Killed My Father

Nobody passes this point without permission!

Any government officials,
police officers, soldiers, teachers... - First They Killed My Father

Any government officials, police officers, soldiers, teacher...

All families have to register their names. - First They Killed My Father

All families have to register their names.

Soldiers from the Lon Nol army - First They Killed My Father

Soldiers from the Lon Nol army

Do whatever they say and don't argue. - First They Killed My Father

Do whatever they say and don't argue.

[rebels yelling] - First They Killed My Father

[rebels yelling]

In the new Cambodia, - First They Killed My Father

In the new Cambodia,

No rich, no poor. No class.
We are all the same now. - First They Killed My Father

No rich, no poor. No class. We are all the same now.

[young rebel speaking Khmer] - First They Killed My Father

[young rebel speaking Khmer]

[rebel yelling] - First They Killed My Father

[rebel yelling]

[rebel 2] You monks are parasites!
Work harder! - First They Killed My Father

[rebel 2] You monks are parasites! Work harder!

[Ma] Look, that looks like your uncle! - First They Killed My Father

[Ma] Look, that looks like your uncle!

[cow moos] - First They Killed My Father

[Ma speaking Khmer and laughing] - First They Killed My Father

[Ma speaking Khmer and laughing]

[chattering] - First They Killed My Father

From today,
we no longer speak of rich or poor. - First They Killed My Father

From today, we no longer speak of rich or poor.

[Leang] Is it true everyone was made
to leave Phnom Penh? - First They Killed My Father

[Leang] Is it true everyone was made to leave Phnom Penh?

Angkar said they were about to,
but I didn't hear any bombing. - First They Killed My Father

Angkar said they were about to, but I didn't hear any b...

[Leang] The Americans have been bombing us
here for years. - First They Killed My Father

[Leang] The Americans have been bombing us here for years.

Sometimes days in a row. - First They Killed My Father

Sometimes days in a row.

This is our land.
The earth and the water are ours. - First They Killed My Father

This is our land. The earth and the water are ours.

If you want to stay, - First They Killed My Father

If you want to stay,

You need to be careful
because you're from the city. - First They Killed My Father

You need to be careful because you're from the city.

-Angkar has many eyes.
-[children chattering] - First They Killed My Father

-Angkar has many eyes. -[children chattering]

[woman whispers] They can't stay with us. - First They Killed My Father

[woman whispers] They can't stay with us.

If they find out he was a Lon Nol captain,
it will get us killed. - First They Killed My Father

If they find out he was a Lon Nol captain, it will get us ki...

[Leang] I know. I know perfectly well. - First They Killed My Father

[Leang] I know. I know perfectly well.

[Leang speaking Khmer] - First They Killed My Father

[Leang speaking Khmer]

[sighs] - First They Killed My Father

[man 2] I heard on the American radio
that Saigon has fallen. - First They Killed My Father

[man 2] I heard on the American radio that Saigon has fallen...

[door opens] - First They Killed My Father

[rebel speaking Khmer] - First They Killed My Father

[rebel speaking Khmer]

First They Killed My Father poster

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Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered as a child under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Angelina Jolie

Writer: Loung Ung, Angelina Jolie

Production: Bophana Production

Genre: biography, drama, history

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 72/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 15 Sep 2017

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award9 wins & 28 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/80067522

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