Excluding her romantic drama (or anti-romance, taking recent events into consideration) By the Sea, Angelina Jolie’s career as a director has been one built on solemnity as she tackles real-life historical dramas. After her debut In the Land of Blood and Honey and her WWII feature Unbroken, she’s back with First They Killed My Father, a drama which will premiere at TIFF and then hit Netflix almost immediately after.
Adapted by Loung Ung’s memoir, the story recounts the author’s horrifying childhood experiences under the murderous Khmer Rouge regime in her native Cambodia. The first trailer has now arrived, which is dialogue-free as it shows off cinematography from Anthony Dod Mantle and a series of harrowing situations. Perhaps most interesting is the involvement of Rithy Panh (The Missing Picture), who produces here. Check out the trailer below along with the poster.
First They Killed My Father premiered at TIFF and hits Netflix on September 15.