First They Killed My Father
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First They Killed My Father is a biographical war drama film depicting a Cambodian child's harrowing experiences under the Khmer Rouge regime, adapted from Loung Ung's memoir.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First They Killed My Father canonical | 1 |
| First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers | 1 |
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Target entity: First They Killed My Father Context triple: [Angelina Jolie, directed, First They Killed My Father]
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The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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Beasts of No Nation
Beasts of No Nation is a 2015 war drama film about a child soldier in an unnamed African country, acclaimed for its harrowing portrayal of conflict and Idris Elba’s powerful performance.
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C.
An Untamed State
An Untamed State is a harrowing contemporary novel by Roxane Gay that explores kidnapping, trauma, and the fragile intersections of privilege, violence, and family in Haiti.
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The General’s Daughter
The General’s Daughter is a 1999 crime thriller film centered on the investigation of a high-ranking officer’s daughter’s murder at a U.S. Army base, starring John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe.
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The Mother
"The Mother" is a politically charged play by Bertolt Brecht that follows a working-class woman’s radicalization into socialist activism amid early 20th-century labor struggles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: First They Killed My Father Target entity description: First They Killed My Father is a biographical war drama film depicting a Cambodian child's harrowing experiences under the Khmer Rouge regime, adapted from Loung Ung's memoir.
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A.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
-
B.
Beasts of No Nation
Beasts of No Nation is a 2015 war drama film about a child soldier in an unnamed African country, acclaimed for its harrowing portrayal of conflict and Idris Elba’s powerful performance.
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C.
An Untamed State
An Untamed State is a harrowing contemporary novel by Roxane Gay that explores kidnapping, trauma, and the fragile intersections of privilege, violence, and family in Haiti.
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D.
The General’s Daughter
The General’s Daughter is a 1999 crime thriller film centered on the investigation of a high-ranking officer’s daughter’s murder at a U.S. Army base, starring John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe.
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E.
The Mother
"The Mother" is a politically charged play by Bertolt Brecht that follows a working-class woman’s radicalization into socialist activism amid early 20th-century labor struggles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical war drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
First They Killed My Father
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
memoir by Loung Ung ⓘ |
| cinematicStyle | realist drama ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Cambodia
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creativeDirector | Angelina Jolie ⓘ |
| depicts |
child soldiers
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forced labor camps in Cambodia ⓘ mass displacement of civilians ⓘ |
| director | Angelina Jolie ⓘ |
| distributor | Netflix ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Cambodia ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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historical drama film ⓘ war drama film ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOfSourceMaterial | Loung Ung ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | child’s point of view ⓘ |
| historicalBasis | real events in Cambodia under Pol Pot ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cambodian genocide
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Khmer Rouge ⓘ childhood under dictatorship ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | personal account of genocide ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of Loung Ung’s memoir
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depiction of Khmer Rouge atrocities ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Khmer ⓘ |
| platform | Netflix ⓘ |
| portrays | experiences of a Cambodian child under the Khmer Rouge ⓘ |
| portraysEthnicGroup |
Khmer people
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surface form:
Cambodians
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| portraysPoliticalOrganization | Khmer Rouge ⓘ |
| producer | Angelina Jolie ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Netflix ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | streaming ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Angelina Jolie
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Loung Ung ⓘ |
| setDuring |
Khmer Rouge
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surface form:
Khmer Rouge regime
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| setInTimePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| setting | Cambodia ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialPublicationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| theme |
family separation
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human rights abuses ⓘ survival ⓘ war and trauma ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Loung Ung ⓘ |
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Subject: First They Killed My Father Description of subject: First They Killed My Father is a biographical war drama film depicting a Cambodian child's harrowing experiences under the Khmer Rouge regime, adapted from Loung Ung's memoir.
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