It described an audition process for the made-for-Netflix film, which is adapted from author Loung Ung’s memoir of life under the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. Jolie is quoted as saying that the girl who eventually won the part became “overwhelmed with emotion” when the money was taken away from her. Among the ghosts of Cambodia’s killing fields: on the set of Angelina Jolie’s new film | Julian Borger Read moreThe excerpt sparked outrage online, with some accusing Jolie of exploitation. The suggestion that real money was taken from a child during an audition is false and upsetting. First They Killed My Father will be shown at the Toronto international film festival, and is expected to be released on Netflix later this year.

Source: The Guardian July 31, 2017 11:03 UTC