First They Killed My Father

2017

Action / Biography / Drama / History / War

22
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 88% · 74 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 81% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 21868 21.9K

cambodia mass murder 1970s biography genocide prison camp

Director

Angelina Jolie Photo
Angelina Jolie

Top cast

Mun Kimhak Photo
Mun Kimhak as Kim
Henry Kissinger Photo
Henry Kissinger as Self
Heng Dara Photo
Heng Dara as Meng
Run Malyna Photo
Run Malyna as Chaou
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1.23 GB
1280*672
Khmer 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 16 min
Seeds 1
2.52 GB
1920*1008
Khmer 5.1
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 16 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by bcaptun 8 / 10

VietnamCombatVet

I watched it yesterday. The scene where she stood crying as the world was on fire sent me into the worst flashback in 54 years. I can't stop sobbing. I have never talked about the worst I had in Vietnam as a Combat Medic. I started to tell my wife about the time I picked up a 3 year old little girl who was just standing there crying. Her family had just been killed by an explosion. We were in a firefight with NVA soldiers. I grabbed her into my arms, and headed for a berm to protect her. I took a hit in my helmet as I ran with her. I just had a total breakdown in front of my wife. I sobbed uncontrollably. This film brought 54 years of keeping things inside me right to the surface. I have spent my whole life wondering what happened to her after the village women took her later when the fight was over. This film put me back to that day, that fight, with a vengeance from HELL. I have a daughter who is a Lt. With a very large Sheriffs Dept. A couple years ago she was the first Cop to enter an active school shooting in progress. As she entered the school carrying an M4, she took two rounds at close range from a shooter, they both went under her left arm. We protect children. You people who call me a baby killer are disgusting and should be ashamed to look in a mirror. Great job Angelina....
Reviewed by tharithbtr 8 / 10

The movie adaption of the book with the same title. Loung Ung recalled her memory as the Khmer Rough took over the nation.

First of all, I think the way Jolie directed this movie is beautiful and real. Words couldn't describe how appreciated I am for her to put this bitter history of Cambodia on screen.The only thing that kept bugging my mind is that I didn't feel the sympathy and frights as much as I supposed to do. There were so many times where I felt like the book could be way far better than the action movie (despite the fact that, I haven't even read the book). The movie ravels the story from the perspective of a kid so it is very understandable that there was very few dialog and there could be lots of time where you feel like---blank, nothing. There were times where the girl found herself in the middle of chaos, unable to process whats going on---and while watching such scenes, I could imagine myself intriguing to her thoughts in the book instead. What I mean is, the movie is without doubt, a masterpiece, but I don't think it is the best choice to tell this traumatic event through a kid perspective. Tho I think movie like this need to be produced, I can't deny that there are more cons than the pros for letting adults hear the story of a war from a kid.However, That was the only problem with the movie and it clearly deserves a watch. Especially for those who have known basic history of this event, I think you're going to enjoy it very much. I would definitely watch it all over again any day. (Please excuse all the written mistakes as English is not my native language.)
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