Angelina Jolie has revealed that directing In the Land of Blood and Honey brought all her interests together.
The actress makes her directorial debut with the picture, which has been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes.
The film is a love story set to the backdrop of the Bosnian War and Jolie admits that she has a real passion of issues such as this.
Speaking to The New York Times the actress turned director said: "I've had fun as an actress. It's a very fun job, and I've had great experiences.
"But my heart has been on these foreign policy issues, and my interests are there.
"So to be able to combine them and be part of international affairs that way, working toward solutions and being part of a good dialogue with good people, felt like a nice evolution to me."
We haven't seen Jolie on the big screen since The Tourist in late 2010 - however she did lend her voice to Kung Fu Panda 2 this summer.
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