There’s been a lot of interest in Angelina Jolie’s second directorial outing, Unbroken. Last week came the sad news that the subject of the film, Louie Zamperini, had died. Now we can get a good taste of the film about him, as a full trailer has been released.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘Academy Award® winner Angelina Jolie directs and produces Unbroken, an epic drama that follows the incredible life of Olympian and war hero Louis “Louie Zamperini (Jack OConnell) who, along with two other crewmen, survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWIIonly to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
‘Director Jolie began shooting some of the most dramatic and challenging scenes on Wednesday, October 16, on location far out at sea in Moreton Bay, Australia, with Zamperini (OConnell) and his fellow airmenPhil (Domhnall Gleeson) and Mac (Finn Wittrock)having impossibly survived being adrift in the open Pacific for several weeks.
‘Working with cameras on a floating rig in choppy waters and braving the elements, with actors dieting for months to appear as depleted as their characters, Jolie completed a successful first day of a location shoot that promises to be rigorous and uniquely challenging.
‘Adapted from Laura Hillenbrands (“Seabiscuit: An American Legend) enormously popular book, Unbroken brings to the big screen Zamperinis unbelievable and inspiring true story about the resilient power of the human spirit. Starring alongside OConnell, Gleeson and Wittrock are Garrett Hedlund and John Magaro as fellow POWs who find an unexpected camaraderie during their internment, Alex Russell as Zamperinis brother, Pete, and in his English-language feature debut, Japanese actor Miyavi as the brutal camp guard known only to the men as “The Bird.’
The film will hit cinemas in December.