There’s a lot of interest in Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken, with many suggesting it could turn her into a major force behind the camera and could even snag her a Best Director Oscar nom. Now a new trailer has arrived, which you can take a look at below.
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.
‘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 are Domhnall Gleeson and Finn Wittrock as Phil and Macthe airmen with whom Zamperini endured perilous weeks adrift in the open PacificGarrett 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.’
It’s due in UK cinemas at Christmas.