Angelina Jolie, has asked critics to ‘hold judgment’ on her latest directing role for a Bosnian-based film until the film is released. She has said Thursday that the film based in Eastern Europe has multiple storylines, which may quell some of the concerns critics have been raising of the film.
"There are many twists in the plot that address the sensitive nature of the relationship between the main characters and that will be revealed once the film is released. My hope is that people will hold judgment until they have seen the film," the Oscar-winning beauty said in a statement today.
The yet-to-be-titled film is set in Bosnia on the eve of the 1992 Bosnian war which resulted in 100,000 people loosing their lives. The story centers on the love affair between a Bosnian woman and a Serbian man.
President of the Bosnian Women Victims of War association, Bakira Hasecic has criticised the subject matter to the Oslobodjenje newspaper, saying that the lead female character is essentially “falling in love with her torturer," and she further called on the authorities to ban the production.
On Wednesday there were rumors that the film had been banned, after a shooting permit was cancelled by authorities, however a Jolie spokesperson has said that those rumors are incorrect and that filming was currently underway in Budapest before the crew moved on to Bosnia. The cancelled permit was apparently a technical mistake, which the film company are reapplying for.
Jolie was anxious that critics understand she is aware of the sensitive nature of her film, saying "obviously, any dramatic interpretation will always fail those who have had a real experience."
