The world premiere of Angelina Jolie's new film, First They Killed My Father, brought hundreds of people to Siem Reap on Saturday, from those who worked on the project to those who lived through the Khmer Rouge-era atrocities depicted in it.
"I am so happy to be back [in Cambodia]," Jolie said at a press conference. "It's an extraordinary country."
"I hope people see this is a country of art, and talent, and love … What Cambodia contributes to the world is not the war," the director added.
Here is the day of the premiere captured in eight moments.
![Director Angelina Jolie and author Loung Ung arrive at the Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor in Siem Reap for a press conference. They have known each other for seventeen years, and co-wrote the screenplay for First They Killed My Father, which is based on Ung's autobiographical novel about her family's fight to survive the Khmer Rouge. Eliah Lillis Director Angelina Jolie and author Loung Ung arrive at the Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor in Siem Reap for a press conference for Jolie's new film, First They Killed My Father. The women have known each other for seventeen years, and co-wrote the film's screenplay based on Ung's autobiographical novel about her family's fight to survive the Khmer Rouge era. "I am so happy to be back [in Cambodia]," Jolie said. "It's an extraordinary country."](https://www.phnompenhpost.com/sites/default/files/styles/content_full_width/public/_dsf1890.jpg?itok=IQqZ4Mm6)





