"The former Yugoslavia has a rich history of dramatic arts. The cast was extraordinary," Jolie, who also wrote the film, said about the story. "I was privileged and honored to work with them and I am very excited for everyone to see their immense talent."
Reuters reports that the nature of the film’s plot was so volatile a Bosnian women’s group campaigned against it, claiming that it would portray a Bosnian rape victim falling in love with her Serbian rapist. Therefore Jolie was a little bit forced to cut her Bosnia shoot short after facing that criticism.
Jolie told Entertainment Weekly back in May, “The film is about the experience that a lot of people, on all different sides, have as war takes its toll . . . a couple that maybe would have lived a certain life, had the war not begun, end up having a very different story because of the war.” Hope, it is going to be subject of positive and creative criticism ahead of the Oscar.
