Bosnian war love story premieres in Sarajevo

A love story set against the backdrop of the Bosnian war is provoking strong reactions from movie-goers and critics.

The directorial debut by actress Angelina Jolie sparked controversy even before filming began.

In The Land of Blood and Honey premiered in Sarajevo, the city torn apart by the war, on Thursday.

The film tells the story of love between Danijel, a Serb, and Ajla, a Bosnian Muslim he knew before the war.

Al Jazeera's Simon McGregor-Wood has more on the film's debut before the audience that lived through the war.

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[DerAnhalterXYZ]

Please stop the hateful comments....this film should contribute to forgiveness and understanding. Muslims, Christains, jews, chinese, Africans...are just humans. We are all the same, God damn it. Please stop the hate.

[pauseTV]

I'm looking forward to seeing this.

Angelina Jolie is a talented genius, so I'm not surprised by the widespread critical praise she's been receiving.

[srdjankovic]

@DerAnhalterXYZ This movie caused even more hate between religions. Why didnt Angie shoot a movie about her countrymen killing millions in Iraq. Why make a movie about something that she has no clue about? America killed millions of Muslims and she makes a movie about "8000" that died here. Pathetic and idiotic.

[srdjankovic]

@pauseTV from which planet are you?

[dancegymasticgirl101]

no hate comments my mom whent through that war with her mom dad her two broutheres her dad and one of her brouthers died in the war her mom is still alive and one brouther we still vist them in bosnia

[suncokretnedda]

angelina made a good film..film about my country..people please stop the hate..im muslim but i love all people in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!A­NGELINA <3

[neesiiCa]

very good film.. can't wait to see it here in switzerland ! :)

[CBFHVP]

Bosnian Serbs attacked Bosnia? Are you insane? Those people actually fought for their backyard other than Americans who go 10,000km away from home to kill people and piss on them for nothing. First look at your selves than comment. Hypocritical assholes.

[Galib8111]

Angelina Jolie,ypu are excellent women!

[Galib8111]

@abbynady Angelina knows about the war in Bosnia certainly better than you, I hate you who are against these women, some accompanied Angelina ... She read books about Bosnia as long as you never will, so shut up!

[abbynady]

what angelina slut know about war?

[SamiYusuf21]

@amrjihad2007 yeah sure the whole 1000 of them that came comparing to over 300000 + bosnian army members yah sure they made the difference..loll man stfu..First we arent Moslems but Muslim..Second what is a mojahedin?maybe Mujahideen?over 300 million of arabs cant save their own land Palastine from 4 milion people in one of the smallest countries in the world and you talk about Bosnia..Attacked by the 4th largest army in euro and fought other countries and its still FREE..