Jolie film blocked amid Bosnia rape row

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has been denied a permit to shoot her directorial film debut in Bosnia amid protests by rape victims who object to its alleged subject matter.

The film – a wartime love story between a Bosnian woman and a Serbian man – was supposed to be shot partly in Bosnia.

However, Jolie’s producer says rumours spread that the film was about a rape victim who falls in love with her rapist.

Jolie’s Sarajevo producer, Edin Sarkic, said today the rumours were not true.

He said he had re-submitted the application and sent the film’s full script to Sarajevo’s Culture Minister and expected to get a permit.

Jolie issued a statement today saying it would be a shame if “unfair pressure based on wrong information” prevents her crew from shooting in Bosnia.