Julia Roberts Responds to 'In the Land of Bloodstream and Honey' Suit

Julia Roberts has taken care of immediately claims by Croatian journalist James Braddock that they stole the concept on her new film, ''In the Land of Bloodstream and Honey' from his book. Inside a new interview, Jolie told the LA Occasions the suit is '"componen for that course. It takes place on nearly every film." Although she states she did draw inspiration from the 3 books concerning the Bosnian war, she demands "that one book I have never witnessed,Inch mentioning to Braddock's 2007 novel, 'A Soul Breaking.' Braddock sued within an Illinois court the 2009 week. He claims he met and corresponded having a producer on Jolie's film which he led "plot and character development, and also the story's cultural significance and historic precision." He's seeking an urgent situation injunction from the movie's release, that is looking for 12 ,. 23. 'In the Land of Bloodstream and Honey' is all about a romance from a Bosnian Muslim lady along with a Serbian military officer, set from the brutal backdrop from the Bosnian War. Braddock's book can also be occur Bosnian war camps having a romance from a guy along with a lady on opposing sides from the conflict. On paper the film, that also marks her directorial debut, Jolie told the LA Occasions, "You will find many books and documentaries which i did pull from," mentioning functions by journalists Peter Maas and Tom Gielten. "It's a mix of many individuals tales," she added, but was adamant that Braddock's story wasn't one of these. She's faced her share of debate around the film already within the perception it involved a lady who falls deeply in love with her rapist. A Balkan women's group effectively lobbied to deny her a movie permit in Bosnia. (A permit was granted after she shared the script, which does contain moments of rape, although not a rape leading to romance.) The actress said around the accusations that they was romanticizing war-time atrocities: "I felt sympathy for individuals to whom these problems are extremely sensitive. However when you are coming at something since you care a lot a good area, especially women for the reason that area, when i was, and also you be aware of styles from the film are violence against women, then to become charged with the alternative affects. You are feeling just a little sickened because of it.Inch [via LA Occasions] [Photo: AP] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook