Angelina Jolie's directorial debut, called In the Land of Blood and Honey and set against the backdrop of the war in Bosnia in the 1990s, will reach U.S. theaters in late December under a distribution deal announced Sunday in Cannes. "The film is specific to the Bosnian War, but it's also universal," Jolie, 35, said in a statement. "I wanted to tell a story of how human relationships and behavior are deeply affected by living in side a war." Though she does not appear in the film, it features a cast of local citizens, many of whom were children of war in the '90s. "The former Yugoslavia has a rich history of dramatic arts. The cast was extraordinary," Jolie said. "I was privileged and honored to work with them and I am very excited for everyone to see their immense talent.
