Jolie denies controversial casting for 'First They Killed My Father'
Los Angeles
July 31, 2017
Actress Angelina Jolie has refuted a
magazines cover story that described a controversial casting process
for her movie "First They Killed My Father". She says she is "upset" by
the misconstrued report.
According to the cover story by Vanity Fair magazine, Jolie and her
casting associates placed money on a table and allowed the children
auditioning for the Cambodian film to take it. It claims that after
taking the money, the director then "caught" the children, and forced
them to explain why they needed the cash.
Srey Moch was ultimately chosen for the part.
Jolie now says that the process described in the profile was
misconstrued, reports variety.com.
She says it was "a pretend exercise in an improvisation, from an actual
scene in the film".
Jolie noted that she was "upset" by the allegations.
"The suggestion that real money was taken from a child during an
audition is false and upsetting. I would be outraged myself if this had
happened," she said.
"First They Killed My Father" is based on the 2000 book by Loung Ung.
The story is a personal retelling of Ung's survival of the Pol Pot
regime. The film will be released on Netflix in September.
Los Angeles
July 31, 2017
Actress Angelina Jolie has refuted a
magazines cover story that described a controversial casting process
for her movie "First They Killed My Father". She says she is "upset" by
the misconstrued report.
According to the cover story by Vanity Fair magazine, Jolie and her
casting associates placed money on a table and allowed the children
auditioning for the Cambodian film to take it. It claims that after
taking the money, the director then "caught" the children, and forced
them to explain why they needed the cash.
Srey Moch was ultimately chosen for the part.
Jolie now says that the process described in the profile was
misconstrued, reports variety.com.
She says it was "a pretend exercise in an improvisation, from an actual
scene in the film".
Jolie noted that she was "upset" by the allegations.
"The suggestion that real money was taken from a child during an
audition is false and upsetting. I would be outraged myself if this had
happened," she said.
"First They Killed My Father" is based on the 2000 book by Loung Ung.
The story is a personal retelling of Ung's survival of the Pol Pot
regime. The film will be released on Netflix in September.
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