The Bosnian government said no to Angelina Jolie's filming on their soil of her still unnamed directorial movie debut that portrays a couple who met right before the start of the Bosnian war in 1992.

Gavrilo Grahovac, Culture Minister of the Muslim-Croat federation, explains that the permit was cancelled because the application lacked the required attachment of a movie screenplay adding that "they (producers) will have it if they send us the scenario with a story which will be different from what we have been told by people who read it."

Critics claim that the movie actually features a Serbian rapist and his Muslim victim. Bakira Hasecic, President of the Bosnian Women Victims of War Association, has bashed the Stockholm Syndrome theme of the movie claiming that it essentially depicts the lead female character "falling in love with her torturer" and that it is "misleading history."

Edin Sarkic, the representative of Sarajevo's Scout Film, however denied that the film contains such subject and adds that he has already submitted the script and hopes for a positive response from the Bosnian authorities. While awaiting approval for their appeal, Angelina is currently filming the project in Hungary.

Jolie expressed her concern about the views of the critics and wants them to realize that she is aware of the sensitive nature of her film, saying that "obviously, any dramatic interpretation will always fail those who have had a real experience."

Dismayed by the denial of Jolie's permit, Emir Hadzihafizbegovic, Culture Minister for Sarajevo, asks "Is this how we thank Angelina Jolie ... for treating a Bosnian tragedy that has already been forgotten by the world ... for hiring five or six Bosnian actors in her movie?"