Angelina Jolie is set to make her directorial debut with a love story on the backdrop of the 1992- 95 Bosnian War. The film is about a couple that meets on the eve of the war and how it affects their relationship. The shooting is set to start this Autumn.
"The film is a love story and not a political statement," Angelina said in a statement issued by the United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees(UNHCR). She continues to be the goodwill ambassador for UNHCR and has shown keen interest in supporting education and other projects to help Bosnians return home, which they left during the war.
Jolie had visited eastern Bosnia in April and had promised to return. She re-visited on August 20 and met with Bosnia's inter- ethnic presidency to discuss ways to help the war returning refugees.
According to Jolie, the movie will mostly cast local ethnic Bosnians."I would like to involve as many local people as possible and learn as much as I can," Jolie said.
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