Saturday, August 21, 2010

Angie: my new movie ISN'T about war and rape, as you can hear in media



Angelina Jolie left Sarajevo

After a two-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Hollywood actress and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Saturday at about 18:00 hours left the Sarajevo International Airport and sent a private plane to an unknown destination.

Angelina Jolie to the Presidency
As stated in the UNHCR, after leaving Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday, Angelina Jolie said she would stay in the region this fall working on a new film. The film is a love story that takes place during the war, 1992.-1995. Bosnia and Herzegovina, focusing on the couple that meets just before the war and the consequences that war has on their relationship.

Although it occurs in the course of the war years, the war is not the subject of the film. The film is a love story, not a political statement. Cast will consist exclusively of actors from different nationalities of the former Yugoslavia.

"I would like to include as many local participants and learn as much as possible," said Jolie. "Due to the sensitivity of this historical period, you will hear many rumors and untruths in the media about what the theme of this movie. At this time I want to be open and available to the media and help clarifying the ambiguities that may arise."

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This is the second visit of the famous actresses to Sarajevo, both organized UNHCR.

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS Angelina Jolie before departure:
Hope to see you return to the region
By rivate plane, "cesna" she left Sarajevo International Airport tonight and traveled to an unknown destination, after a two-day visit to the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Angelina Jolie, UNHCR's Goodwill Ambassador, was in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she met with members of BiH Presidency and discussed a number of issues, including problems faced by internally displaced persons in the country.

This private visit, which is part of her work in the region, which was partly organized by UNHCR, the second visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina this year.

According to a UNHCR statement, Jolie met with members of BiH Presidency.

As a member of BiH Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic was unable to attend the meeting because it is outside the country, UNHCR's Goodwill ambassador left him a letter in his cabinet, said in a statement.

During the war, 1992nd-1995th Bosnia and Herzegovina, almost half the population was displaced. Understanding the dimensions of the problem, Jolie said:
"Although the consequences of such a tragedy can not be removed, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to reduce their pain, so we will help those who needed help. Thus contributes to overcome differences and build a better future for all people in this country" .

Jolie mentioned the adoption of the revised Strategy for the Implementation of Annex VII of the Dayton Peace Agreement, which deals with issues of displaced people, and stressed the need for its rapid implementation.

"I hope that will soon be taken concrete steps that will greatly improve the lives of displaced people. Political leaders have reached a compromise to reach this moment. Now is required rapid action," said Jolie.

The representative of UNHCR in BiH Naveed Hussain said that the visit was part of Angelina Jolie UNHCR's long-standing commitment to the completion of displacement in Bosnia and Herzegovina and that followed the visits of other senior officials, including her previous visit and the visit to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres (Antonio Gutereš).

Jolie has expressed her joy is back in Bosnia, and also to advance forward to soon return to the region and continuation of their work during the coming months, communicated from the UNHCR.

The new movie will be filming in Bosnia and Herzegovina

In a very pleasant atmosphere, the BiH Presidency Zeljko Komsic and Angelina Jolie talked today about her upcoming projects, and this is the movie that will be partially realized in our country.

The statement alleges that Komsic received Jolie's visit on her own initiative.

Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt few months ago visited several refugee centers in eastern Bosnia to draw attention to the fact that thousands of refugees and displaced have not been able to return to their homes, 15 years after the end of the war.

Details of film projects that Jolie plans are not yet known, but the media speculated, citing unofficial information of some production companies in BiH, will be talking about the first movie to be very direct and whose story will be tied to the former Yugoslavia.

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