Manori Ravindran International EditorAngelina Jolie will write, direct and produce the film “Without Blood,” starring Salma Hayek Pinault and Demián Bichir.Jolie is making the film with super-indie Fremantle, with which she struck a three-year international filmmaking agreement in March.
Principal photography has begun in the Puglia (Apulia) and Basilicata regions of southern Italy, as well as in Rome.The film is based on the international-bestselling novel by Italian writer Alessandro Baricco, and set in the aftermath of an unidentified conflict.
It’s billed as exploring “universal truths about war, trauma, memory and healing.”Hayek Pinault (“Frida,” “Eternals”) and Bichir (“A Better Life”, “Hateful 8”) will star alongside an international cast and production team.
The film is produced by Fremantle; Jolie’s production banner Jolie Productions; Fremantle-backed The Apartment Pictures, founded by Lorenzo Mieli; and De Maio Entertainment, founded by Lorenzo De Maio.
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