The actress and the politician met at the Peace Palace, in the capital city of Phnom Penh, on Thursday. Ushered in: The 40-year-old actress & humanitarian was met by Cambodian politicians Handshake: Hun Sen & Angelina enjoyed a quick handshake before they started discussing her upcoming project concerning the Khmer Rouge regime On location: The mom-of-six has travelled to the country quite a few times for determination within the run as much as filming, which begins in November . In 2005, the Maleficent show star was granted Cambodian citizenship by royal decree in recognition of her environmental work within the Southeast Asian nation.

Angelina Jolie Pitt and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen met as she prepared to shoot a movie in the united states.

The film, to be directed by Jolie, will be based on Loung Ung’s memoir “First They Killed My Father”, about Ung’s childhood under Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime.

“[The film] reflects facts in Cambodia and will be a way for younger generations to understand the country”, said Eang Sophalleth, spokesman of the Prime Minister. “It deepened forever my understanding of how children experience war and are affected by the emotional memory of it. And it helped me draw closer still to the people of Cambodia, my son’s homeland”. “This is the time for our family to understand all that that means to him and to us”, added the actress. “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”, said Jolie. Rather, the goal is for the world to learn about Cambodia and help its people.

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Previously, the 39-year old actress-director revealed to the media that she made Maddox her assistant while doing research around Cambodia for the movie, Xpose.ie said.

Former “Brother Number Two” in the Khmer Rouge Nuon Chea, 89, and ex-head of state Khieu Samphan, 84, are appealing their landmark 2014 convictions by Cambodia’s UN-backed court. After he defected, he became and outspoken member of leader Pol Pot’s opposition.