STORY: Angelina Jolie said her latest film about the plight of an American Olympian turned World War Two prisoner, will help 'us through these dark times.' Jolie was talking about her latest directing project, Unbroken, the true story of an American Olympian turned World War Two prisoner. Based on a best-selling book by Laura Hillenbrand, the film tells how Louis Zamperini, an Olympic sprinter, spent 47 days on a life raft after his plane crashed into the Pacific, and was then held as a prisoner of war for two years by the Japanese. She said she wanted to put something out in the world that reminded us all of the strength of the human spirit and brotherhood and faith and all of the things that will in the end get us through these dark times. Jolie was able to show Zamperini an early cut of the film, shot in Australia, before his death in July, aged 97.
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