Never a dull moment in the Jolie-Pitt household!

Angelina has been announced as the executive producer for an upcoming animated film called The Breadwinner.

Variety reports that the film will be produced by Angie’s production company Jolie Pas Productions.

The film will be directed by Nora Towme, who previously co-directed The Secret of Kells, and is based on Deborah Ellis’ young adult novel. It follows the story of a young girl living under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

Parvana must disguise herself as a boy in order to become the breadwinner for her family as her father was wrongly imprisoned.

Speaking about the project Angelina said:

“I am delighted to be working with a talented team of artists who I know will do justice to the richness, creativity and strength of Afghan culture and to little girls like Parvana.”

She noted that millions of young women like Parvana are “growing up today under oppression or conflict, and helping their families to survive in those conditions.”

 

 

 

 

 

The project is currently casting and in pre-production with the Cartoon Saloon team from Kilkenny already working on animation for the film.