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Response Protest : Angelina Jolie Gets Defensive Over Her Bosnian Movie

Angelina Jolie  has defended her controversial movie project after she was banned from filming in Bosnia – urging critics to “hold judgment until they have seen” the picture. The Oscar-winning actress has stepped behind the camera for the first time to make her directorial debut with the currently-untitled film, which is set in the Eastern European state.

However, confusion over the plot has led to the Bosnian government revoking the actress’ production permit. Campaign groups in the country expressed their anger over rumors the film will tell the story of a Bosnian woman who falls in love in with her Serbian rapist in the middle of the Bosnian war.

The producers behind this Untitled Angelina Jolie Project have insisted the reports are wrong and have handed over a copy of the script in a bid to have their permit reinstated. The actress has now spoken out about the furore, refusing to reveal details of the plot but insisting the “sensitive” storyline will be handled appropriately.

She says, “(They should) hold judgment until they have seen the film. Obviously any dramatic interpretation will always fail those who have had a real experience. This is not a documentary. 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.”

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Angelina Jolie Bosnia Film Controversy

The Oscar winner has questioned the Bosnian government’s decision to withdraw her film permit, claiming the movie was based on false rumours about the premise of the movie.

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. Jolie, has asked critics to ‘hold judgment’ on her directorial effort for the Bosnian-based film until the film is released. Angelina argues 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.”

Bakira Hasecic, President of the Bosnian Women Victims of War Association, has criticized the subject matter claiming that the plot of the film focuses on the lead female character is essentially “falling in love with her torturer.”

The cancelled permit was apparently a technical mistake, which the film company are reapplying for, but Jolie is 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.”

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Angelina Jolie defends her controversial movie-in-progress

(PEOPLE.com) -- With her first directorial effort underway and generating controversy over its alleged content, Angelina Jolie advises critics not to jump the gun and to "[with]hold judgment until they have seen the film."

The yet-to-be-titled movie, a love story currently shooting in Hungary, focuses on a Serbian man (Rade Serbedzija) and a Bosnian woman (Zana Marjanovic) who meet on the eve of the country's 1992-95 war and the effect the conflict has on their relationship.

But once stories arose in Bosnia-Herzegovina that the film's love story concerned a Serbian rapist and his Muslim captive, objections were raised by the association Women Victims of War, who accused the film of presenting "misleading history."

Their objections reportedly helped prompt Bosnia's culture minister, Gavrilo Grahovac, to revoke Jolie's permit to shoot in Sarajevo.

Jolie, who serves as a United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees goodwill ambassador, reportedly contacted the women's group through the UNHCR and said, "Don't judge me before you see the film."

Jolie, 35, is also quoted as saying, "Obviously any dramatic interpretation will always fail those who have had a real experience. This is not a documentary."

She further advised, "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."

Calling the situation with the permit "a purely technical matter," the movie's production company, GK Films, announced in a statement: "We are obliged to reapply for the permit to shoot Angelina Jolie's directorial debut with the appropriate government offices in Sarajevo now that the final script is available."

The BBC also quotes GK Films as saying, "The stories about the film which have recently been circulated are incorrect."

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