Jolie unveils Khmer Rouge film in ‘second home’ Cambodia
20 February 2017 |
4:23 am
Angelina Jolie unveils her new film on the horrors of the Khmer Rouge era at the ancient Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia, a country the star shares a deep affinity with through her adopted son Maddox.
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