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Angelina Jolie brings her six children to promote latest film in Cambodia

By Karen Butler
Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt address the press on World Refugees Day at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on June 20. Jolie, a famous actress and filmmaker also known for her international humanitarian work, on Saturday took her six children to the premiere of her Netflix original film "First They Killed My Father" in Cambodia. File Photo by U.S. Department of State/UPI
Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt address the press on World Refugees Day at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on June 20. Jolie, a famous actress and filmmaker also known for her international humanitarian work, on Saturday took her six children to the premiere of her Netflix original film "First They Killed My Father" in Cambodia. File Photo by U.S. Department of State/UPI | License Photo

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Director Angelina Jolie took along her six children to promote her Netflix original film First They Killed My Father in Cambodia.

People magazine said Jolie's kids with her estranged husband Brad Pitt -- Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 8 -- attended a press conference for the movie Saturday. Maddox and Pax, who were born in Cambodia, reportedly helped on the project.

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Netflix said the drama's Cambodian premiere took place at the Terrace of the Elephants in the Angkor Wat Temple Complex in Siem Reap ahead of the drama's worldwide release later this year on the subscription-streaming service.

Attendees of the premiere included His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni and Her Majesty Queen Mother Norodom Monineath, in addition to Jolie, author Loung Ung and producer Rithy Panh.

Shot on location in Cambodia, the film is "dedicated to all those who died under the Khmer Rouge and all those who survived. It focuses on the love and dedication of a Cambodian family, and celebrates the beauty, spirit and resilience of the Cambodian people and culture," a Netflix press release explained.

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The movie is an adaptation of Cambodian author and human-rights activist Loung Ung's 2000 memoir.

In addition to being a filmmaker and an Oscar-winning actress, Jolie is a noted for her international humanitarian work.

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