Director Angelina Jolie (1975)

First They Killed My Father (2017) is a biographical historical thriller film directed by Angelina Jolie and written by Jolie and Loung Ung, based on Ung’s memoir. Set in 1975 Khmer Republic, it follows the story of Loung Ung, a five-year-old girl and daughter of an officer in the Khmer National Armed Forces, known as ‘Pa’ to his seven children. As the Vietnam War spills over into Cambodia and the United States military begins bombing North Vietnamese forces ...

Set in 1960s France, By the Sea (2015) is an American romantic drama film that follows an American couple, Vanessa and Roland, as they embark on a seaside vacation. Written and directed by Angelina Jolie, the film also stars Jolie and Brad Pitt, who also produced it. The pair have rented a luxurious suite at a local hotel with the hopes of inspiring Roland’s writing. However, their relationship is strained; former dancer Vanessa is withdrawn and grieving for unknown reasons while struggling author Roland spends his ...

Unbroken (2014) is an American biographical war drama film directed by Angelina Jolie and written by a team including the Coen brothers, Richard LaGravenese, and William Nicholson. Inspired by Laura Hillenbrand’s 2010 non-fiction book, also titled Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, the story follows Louis ‘Louie’ Zamperini during his time as a bomber in World War ...

Angelina Jolie wrote, produced and directed the war drama film In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011). Set in Sarajevo during 1992, it follows Ajla Ekmečić, an ethnic Bosniak artist living with her single mother sister and baby nephew. One night, she meets her boyfriend Danijel Vukojević, a police officer from the Serb community at a club. Sadly, the evening is cut short when artillery fire destroys the club and leaves Danijel injured. This event marks the beginning of the Bosnian War. As time passes and the city becomes besieged, Ajla and her sister plan to flee but are unable to do so before their neighborhood falls ...