Angelina Jolie talks about women's rights at 'The Breadwinner' premiere
Washington D.C [USA]
October 23, 2017
Angelina Jolie, who was at the U.S. premiere of her "very
important" animated feature film 'The Breadwinner,' took the opportunity to talk
about women's rights.
"It's a story of our times when equal rights for
women remain a central burning issue," said the 'By the Sea' star.
Jolie
was present at the inaugural function of Animation Is Film Festival in Hollywood
where she was accompanied by older daughters Shiloh and Zahara, reports The
Hollywood Reporter.
The animated film is based on the best-selling novel
by Deborah Ellis children's novel of the same name, which follows a young girl
in Afghanistan who disguises herself as a boy to provide for her family.
Talking at the festival, she explained that the film "asks you to put ourselves
in another person's shoes - in this case, an 11-year-old Afghan girl. There are
few countries in the world where it is so hard to be a young girl . we cannot
abandon a country [Afghanistan] and [its] people."
"It's about humanity
and about love of family," Jolie added of the movie, emphasizing the "care and
commitment that [the filmmakers] put into the film to make it so authentic," the
mother of six added.
The film is directed by Nora Twomey and executive
produced by Mimi Polk Gitlin, Jordan Peele along with Joile.
'The
Breadwinner' hits theaters on November 17.
Washington D.C [USA]
October 23, 2017
Angelina Jolie, who was at the U.S. premiere of her "very
important" animated feature film 'The Breadwinner,' took the opportunity to talk
about women's rights.
"It's a story of our times when equal rights for
women remain a central burning issue," said the 'By the Sea' star.
Jolie
was present at the inaugural function of Animation Is Film Festival in Hollywood
where she was accompanied by older daughters Shiloh and Zahara, reports The
Hollywood Reporter.
The animated film is based on the best-selling novel
by Deborah Ellis children's novel of the same name, which follows a young girl
in Afghanistan who disguises herself as a boy to provide for her family.
Talking at the festival, she explained that the film "asks you to put ourselves
in another person's shoes - in this case, an 11-year-old Afghan girl. There are
few countries in the world where it is so hard to be a young girl . we cannot
abandon a country [Afghanistan] and [its] people."
"It's about humanity
and about love of family," Jolie added of the movie, emphasizing the "care and
commitment that [the filmmakers] put into the film to make it so authentic," the
mother of six added.
The film is directed by Nora Twomey and executive
produced by Mimi Polk Gitlin, Jordan Peele along with Joile.
'The
Breadwinner' hits theaters on November 17.
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