First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

  • 2017


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Average Rating 3.9/5
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3.5
But First They Killed My Father works better as a mood piecean accomplished, if overly long mood piecethan a history lesson. Av Club
3.8
Jolies immersive drama about a child surviving the Khmer Rouge is her finest directing effort yet. Indie Wire
4.0
An earnest, well handled epic, it is probably too unrelentingly glum and unvarying in pace to appeal to a wide audience, but should serve as a prestig .. Screen Daily
4.5
Amid all the important facts, I longed for something unnecessary from the filmmaker, some expressive flourish whose sole purpose isnt just to convey i .. Vulture
5.0
That it seems to have been made without compromise and largely without ego makes it even more rare. Rogerebert
3.0
Of all the specific struggles faced by women filmmakers, simply getting projects off the ground is one of the most relentless. Telegraph
3.0
Its certainly Jolies best directorial effort to date. She wrangles the multiple elements of this tragic historical drama successfully though without a .. The Young Folks
5.0
The cinematography of Anthony Dod Mantle makes the most of this perspective. Spirituality And Practice
4.5
Its as if the movie is keeping its head down, moving along.Its power, therefore, lies not so much in individual moments as in their cumulative impact. Village Voice
3.1
The adults are the real actors here, the children only required to act blank faced with shock, and occasionally shed tears. Rogers Movie Nation
3.5
The films power is in how affecting it is to see the country so ravished and the children so mistreated. Sover
4.0
Angelina Jolie comes of age as a director with this relentlessly tense, often harrowing and hugely accomplished account of life under the Khmer Rouge .. The Times
3.5
This is an effective retelling of history from a very specific viewpoint.The acting is very good by all the main characters. Lariat
4.0
The film is executive produced and co scripted by its subject Loung Ung and it is produced by Rithy Panh, the Cambodian author and filmmaker who himse .. Independent
3.8
Will wonders never cease.A film about Cambodia told from a Cambodian perspective instead of through the heroic intervention of white outsiders. Rolling Stone
4.5
First They Killed My Father is a completely realized vision, even in that vision is the exact kind of harrowing you were expecting. Decider
3.0
But in between its unsparing depiction of both Cambodias vast beauty and its history of brutality, Jolies latest cant quite decide how glossy or graph .. The Wrap
3.8
If Jolies film feels slightly more like a history lesson than a compelling drama, its still worthwhile viewing. News Day
3.5
There is a comprehensible character arc for Loung, but the ascent of this line is so gradual, it feels almost level. Film Journal
3.0
That film has the power to leave you rattled for days with its tale of lost innocence. Hindustan Times
4.0
But it is very hard to forget the horror of what has gone before. The Guardian
3.8
But the story quickly settles into something much more intimate and strange: a girls eye view of genocide that feels less like a conventional narrativ .. Ew
4.5
Pushing aside the controversy for a moment allows you to marvel at the incredible performances on display, especially from debutant Srey Moch. Film Inquiry
4.0
There is no inspirational dynamic, no suggestion that struggle has given her a gift or even that good will triumph over evil. Eye For Film
3.0
This earnest but superficial historical drama, directed by Angelina Jolie, is based on a memoir by Loung Ung, who, as a child, survived the depredatio .. New Yorker
5.0
Some movies are just a tough sell, and you could be forgiven for shying away from a story about the horrific reign of the Khmer Rouge as seen through .. Time
3.8
Years ago Angelina Jolie went to Cambodia to make a movie and was never the same. Boston Herald
3.1
In other words, Jolie is a filmmaker who best expresses psychology through escalating interactions between people and settings. Slant Magazine
5.0
Whether the movies perspective is truly Loungs is another matter. The New York Times
3.8
As the title indicates, the ruse does not spare the family from experiencing the same misery as millions of others. Boston Globe
3.5
Jolie almost makes the horror of war a graceful ballet of death and destruction. Reeling Reviews
3.8
Jolie almost makes the horror of war a graceful ballet of death and destruction. Reeling Reviews
2.8
Netflix Angelina Jolies First They Killed My Father opens with a 1975 news broadcast about American troops pulling out of Cambodia, a country Nixon cl .. Uproxx
4.0
It has instead made its way to video on demand.A coup for Netflix, of course, but a loss for the theatrical circuit. The Irish Times
3.5
This is admirable on a theoretical level, but it means the feature sometimes becomes too repressed and repetitious. Hollywood Reporter
4.5
To this day, very few films have been made about the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, a legacy the country is still only beginning to come to grips with. The Atlantic
1.5
Loung herself, played by Sareum Srey Moch, is portrayed as a young woman with impressive presence. Los Angeles Times
4.4
Still, Jolies latest is a strong adaptation of Loungs mind blowing story, all of it anchored by a performance from Sareum thats simply marvelous. Movie Freak
4.5
Audiences should be grateful for these fleeting reprieves, as Jolies oh so earnest treatment of Ungs story might otherwise be too heavy to bear. Variety
3.8
Devastating, and effectively delivered.Jolie makes many moments like this one sing, however sadly. Consequence Of Sound
4.2
Sareums eyes marvelously echo the horror often occurring around her in ways Jolie couldnt have possibly imagined. The Play List
4.4
Sareum delivers a controlled performance and Jolie honours it with long, steady shots of Loung watching, processing, finally grieving when the worst i .. Film Freak Central
3.0
Jolie, outdoing her previous directorial efforts, captures Cambodias wartime horror in beautiful, haunting visuals. Now Toronto
4.0
My lack of proximity to suffering is what marks me as differentthe outlier in a world full of horror. Christianity Today
2.5
Though the book fills in pertinent details for those inquiring, Jolies fourth film as director partially flattens out the existence of its protagonist .. Daily Dot
3.8
Its a wonderful and natural performance from a non professional.(And it would hardly be a stretch to surmise Jolie was a major guiding force behind th .. Chicago Sun Times
4.2
.Given his hostility to communist regimes such as we found in the Soviet Union and China, the statement is ironic. Shockya
4.0
Unlike Killing Fields, which was a tense escape adventure, Jolie prefers to cast this as a low key survival story.And this is where its weakness lies. Straits Times
4.5
Besides how little this has to do with the particular way this film addresses the situation of Cambodia in the 1970s, its trite as hell, and it makes .. Alternate Ending
3.8
Simply put, a little more guidance at the right places we dont want to call it hand holding might have been in order.Theres another storytelling chall .. Ap News
3.8
Jolie has crafted an intimate epic about a tough war subject that probably would have gone unmade without her humanitarian influence and star power. Sf Chronicle
3.5
A powerful, personal story of how one Cambodian family was impacted by the bloody reign of the Khmer Rouge. Movie Chambers
5.0
Loungs story dovetails closely with Jolies concerns, and its inspired her to create a movie of epic scale and impressive quiet power. Seattle Times
4.0
There are stretches of silence that emphasise Loungs isolation Jolie elicits tender performances from the entire cast. Bbc
5.0
Still, enigmas of translation remain: how to render deeply personal and historically sensitive details without relying on conventional cinematic trope .. Cinema Scope
3.5
Angelina Jolies adaptation of First They Killed My Father is one that comes from the heart. Bangkok Post
4.5
Because the film is long ish and covers a lot of geography it gives the film something of an epic feel. Leepers Us
3.5
Next time you go shopping, study the tabloids lining the check out stands. Spokane7



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