She’s directing a film adaptation of the memoir “First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia” by Loung Ung and Angelina Jolie plans on having her son Maddox by her side the entire time.
The “Changeling” chick told press she wants her 13-year-old boy to learn all about his homeland and what better way than with his mother! “I feel a deep connection to Cambodia. I want to respect its history and bring a film to the world that will not only show the hardships of war but the dignity and resilience of a people I deeply respect,” she wrote via email to the AP. “The intent of this project is not to revisit the horrors of the war but to bring to the screen characters that people around the world will empathize with, and to help other people to learn about Cambodia.”
Jolie continued, “What is special about this particular story is that it is told from the perspective of a 5-year-old child, and is based on a child’s emotional experience of war. It sheds light not only on the experience of children during the genocide in Cambodia but of all children who endure war. As Maddox and I prepare the film, we will be side by side learning about his country. He is turning 14 next week and this is a very important time for him to understand who he is. He is my son but he is also a son of Cambodia. This is the time for our family to understand all that that means to him and to us. My desire to tell this story in the most truthful and accurate way possible will be my tribute to the strength and dignity of all Cambodian people.”
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