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Angelina Jolie is making her directorial debut with her new film about the 1992-1995 Bosnian War called "In the Land of Blood and Honey."
Jolie, husband Brad Pitt, and father Jon Voight hit the red carpet for the Los Angeles premiere of the film on Thursday (December 8, 2011) night.
The 36-year-old actress and mother of six talked about why making time for her humanitarian work is so important to her.
"If you open your eyes and you go to the right places and you witness and you spend time with people, you are compelled to then help, and compelled to do something. And as a human being, I am grateful that my eyes were open to the realities of the war. And we're in Hollywood right now. And this is just a tiny piece of what the world is really like. And, we must, we must remember everything else that is happening and do what we can."
Pitt noted that his wife makes providing assistance to the needy around the world is a top priority.
"I mean with Angie, it's daily. It's daily work," explained Pitt, 47. "It's her first job. And, being an international family, and wanting to see things improve, and feeling like we've been so fortunate. It's something we need to pass on, but with Angie especially. And yes it is. And happy to be. Happy so."
"In the Land of Milk and Honey" is set against the backdrop of the Bosnian War that tore the Balkan region apart in the 1990s. The film tells the story of two people from different sides of a brutal ethnic conflict.
"In the Land of Blood and Honey" will be released in theatres across North America on December 23, 2011.
