Angelina Jolie Pitt will direct the "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers," which is a project of an American provider of on-demand Internet streaming media - Netflix. Angelina Jolie Pitt is the latest top-tier talent to go the digital route will also produce the Netflix project.
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers is a 2000 non-fiction book written by Loung Ung, the Cambodian author Loung Ung is a survivor of the Pol Pot regime where Ung wrote her personal account of her experiences during the Khmer Rouge years.
Angelina Jolie Pitt co-adapted the script with Ung. Also, that will produce the Netflix project, is Cambodian director and producer Rithy Panh which helmed the Oscar-nominated foreign-language film "The Missing Picture."
Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers film will be made available to members of the Netflix streaming service, which is slated to be released in late 2016. Then major international festivals will be next in line.
Angelina Jolie Pitt stated, "I was deeply affected by Loung's book." Jolie Pitt also said, "It deepened forever my understanding of how children experience war and are affected by the emotional memory of it. And it helped me draw closer still to the people of Cambodia, my son's homeland. It is a dream come true to be able to adapt this book for the screen, and I'm honored to work alongside Lung and filmmaker Rithy Panh."
The film will be released in Khmer and English and Jolie Pitt's desire to partner with Netflix was the company's major factor in global reach.
Ted Sarandos, Netflix chief content officer, stated, "We are proud to be working with Angelina Jolie in bringing this emotionally powerful and ultimately uplifting story exclusively to Netflix members around the world," Ted Sarandos also said, "Loung Ung's incredible journey is a testament to the human spirit and its ability to transcend even the toughest circumstances."
