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First They Killed My Father (2017)

Directed by Angelina Jolie · Cinematography by Anthony Dod Mantle

TV-MA136 min53 frames

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What is First They Killed My Father about?

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.

First They Killed My Father is a 2017 Khmer-language biographical thriller film directed by Angelina Jolie and written by Jolie and Loung Ung. The film is based on Ung's eponymous memoir. Set in 1975, the film depicts 5-year-old Loung, who is forced to train as a child soldier while her siblings are sent to labor camps during the Khmer Rouge regime.

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What does the cinematography of First They Killed My Father look like?

Across 50 sampled frames, First They Killed My Father builds its coverage from wide compositions (38% of the sample), with close-ups (22%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle keeps 60% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of First They Killed My Father?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of First They Killed My Father (2017) are #35332b, #545136, #d3d4cb, #0a0909, #908a70, #ac9474 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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