Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Why Are Bosnian War Rape Victims Condemning Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is shown on the set of a movie she's directing about a Bosnian Muslim detainee and her former boyfriend, a Serbian prison guard. A group that represents victims of sexual violence in the Balkans says it's "deeply concerned" about the film. X17online

Women Victims Of War Call For Angelina Jolie To Be Stripped Of U.N. Role -- Seattle PI

Angelina Jolie's directorial debut has sparked fresh controversy among a group of Bosnian War victims who are calling for the "ignorant" actress to be stripped of her role as a United Nations goodwill ambassador.

The Hollywood star has stepped behind the camera for the first time for the as-yet-untitled wartime love story, which is set in the region and was shot in Hungary and Bosnia in October and November.

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More News On Bosnian War Victims Condemning Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is unfit ambassador, Bosnian activists tell United Nations -- The Guardian
Bosnian Rape Victims Protest Angelina Jolie Movie in Letter to U.N. -- CNN
Bosnia rape victims to complain to UN about Jolie -- AP
Bosnian rape victims call Angelina Jolie 'ignorant' -- CNN
Bosnian wartime rape victims slam 'ignorant' Jolie -- AFP
Bosnian Rape Victims Protest Angelina Jolie Movie -- Aol News

My Comment: It is just a movie .... but the hate and bitterness of the Bosnian civil war (and previous wars) still permeates the region .... and Angelina Jolie now finds herself in the middle of it.

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