Angelina Jolie Wants People To Visit Cambodia

Actress Angelina Jolie is turning a director with the film First They Killed My Father which is set in Cambodia. The actress hopes that after watching her film people are able to see past the war-torn Cambodia and perceive the country in a different light. She also wishes that people all around the globe visit the nation and breathe more life into it.

“I love this country so much and I hope that when people see the film, they don’t just see the war and the suffering, but they get to really know this Cambodian family. My wish is that they see the beautiful culture, language and talented artistes. I hope that people will come and bring work and travel to Cambodia,” says Jolie.

Angeline adopted son Maddox, who is now 16, from Cambodia and said that she is thankful to her Cambodian teammates for being there with her throughout the film. “I was so proud of everybody in Cambodia and how hard they worked and participated in the creation of the film. It was also important for them, because one of the first steps the Khmer Rouge took was to kill all the artistes and writers and anyone who could be creative and expressive. So seeing Cambodian artists contributing to this film was special and beautiful,” she says.

The 42-year-old actress also said that it was a ‘cathartic’ experience of recreating Pol Pot’s regime, the politician who orchestrated the Cambodian genocide. “It was painful for everyone – you can imagine how hard it was for them to relive certain moments. Seeing Khmer Rouge soldiers marching up brought many traumatic memories. That’s why we made therapy available on the set for anyone who needed it. We were constantly talking about every scene and it was a way of bringing the crew together as a community. It was a cathartic process,” said the Maleficent actress.

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