“It could be traumatic, or it could be cathartic. And we insisted it would be cathartic,” Jolie said of directing the Cambodian Genocide drama.
Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle had to figure out how to shoot the “flickering psyche” of a young girl in Cambodia’s Best Foreign-Language Oscar entry.
Oscar foreign-language contenders include Angelina Jolie’s Cambodian-language “First They Killed My Father,” Chile’s “A Fantastic Woman,” and Palm d’Or-winner “The Square.”
The producer of Jolie’s Cambodian Oscar submission explains why he felt comfortable with her approach to his country’s story.
The producer of Angelina Jolie’s Netflix movie is Cambodia’s greatest filmmaker. Here’s what you need to know about his extraordinary career.
IndieWire talked to Angelina Jolie about why choosing Netflix meant the only leeches she had to fight were real ones in Cambodia.
The actress and filmmaker also defended immigrants at a thoughtful and complex panel, where she was joined by other “Wonder Women” of Hollywood.
Jolie’s immersive drama about a child surviving the Khmer Rouge is her finest directing effort yet.
The actress-turned-director takes a harrowing look at the brutal Cambodian genocide during the Khmer Rouge regime.
Controversy ensued when the story first emerged earlier this week.
Co-written by Jolie and Loung Ung, the film recounts the horrors Ung suffered under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.
Angelina Jolie Will Direct Cambodian War Drama ‘First They Killed My Father’ As An Original Netflix Film
