A young girl attempts to survive during the oppressive Khmer Rouge era of rule in Cambodia.

MOVIE REVIEW

Disturbing but oddly not disturbing enough, interesting but oddly not emotional, First They Killed My Father tells the true story of a young girl who survived under the rule of the Khmer Rouge. The fact that this foreign language film is directed by Angelina Jolie is only one of many head-scratching aspects to the production, though the mystery primarily revolves around why, despite its story and the harrowing, true life tale, First They Killed My Father doesn’t land harder.
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