Story highlights Jolie is promoting her new film

She is coping with split by focusing on her children

(CNN) A new project about family and loss has led Angelina Jolie to talk about her own.

The actress spoke with the BBC about her new movie, "First They Killed My Father," which she directed and produced.

The Netflix original film tells the story of the Cambodian genocide through the eyes of a child.

It's a project that is near and dear to Jolie's heart. She adopted her first child, son Maddox, from Cambodia after visiting and falling in love with the country 17 years ago, Jolie said.

"I'll always be very grateful to this country," Jolie told the BBC. "I don't think I ever could give back as much as this country has given me."

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