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Based on the 2010 book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience & Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand, Angelina Jolie’s forthcoming directorial Unbroken sees her collaborating with the Coen brothers to handle screenplay duties.
Starring the likes of Jack O’Connell, Garrett Hedlund and Domhnall Gleeson, the war drama follows the true story of Olympic runner Louis Zamperini and his survival in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II. Louis spent a distressing 47 days at sea and three years behind bars following his plane being shot down over the Pacific Ocean, and the trailer for Jolie’s film was rightfully premiered within a recent airing of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
Look out for the film to hit theaters on December 25th.