Angelina Jolie has come under fire from a group of Bosnian War rape victims because of an upcoming wartime love story set in the region. The plot of the movie, which happens to be Jolie’s directorial debut, focuses on a Muslim woman who falls in love with her Serbian rapist. The campaigners are not happy with Jolie’s involvement in the project and want the actress to be stripped of her role as a United Nations goodwill ambassador.
After turning down Jolie’s invitation to come to Hungary and discuss their grievances (insisting any meeting should take place in Bosnia, where the war crimes had been committed), the campaigners fired off a letter of complaint to the United Nations to show their concern about Jolie’s film. The letter alleges,
We have insisted to meet Angelina Jolie since we don’t want to be wrongly presented in the world… Our voices are worthwhile and we should have got much more respect…
Angelina made a big mistake. We feel that she did not act like a real UNHCR ambassador and we believe that she has no more credibility to remain the ambassador.
It’s sad news for St. Angie. Please don’t get me wrong. I’m not happy with this unfortunate development. I’m just a bit surprised and confused at the contradictory developments going on in different circles. There are people who are excited enough to rename Ta Prohm to Angelina Jolie Temple, and then there are these rape victims. Let’s wait and see how Jolie strikes a balance between these two extremes.
Source: Contactmusic
