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First They Killed My Father

2017 · 136 min

A harrowing, immersive plunge into a child's view of genocide, unrelenting in its sorrow and quiet in its observation.

Overview: A 5-year-old girl embarks on a harrowing quest for survival amid the sudden rise and terrifying reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Survival, family, grief, war
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
grief
war
trauma
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none