Cruz was accompanied by her husband Javier Bardem and their eight month old son Leo. She will play an Italian widow, Gema, who returns to Sarajevo after the war to show her son where he was born and where his father was killed.
Cruz told journalists she generally doesn`t like war stories, but thought it would be one of most important roles in her career. She was "emotionally very touched" by Mazazantini`s novel, she said.
The movie will be filmed in Bosnia, Croatia and in Rome. Bosnia`s 1992-1995 war, which claimed more than 100,000 lives, has sparked interest among numerous western film makers in the past fifteen years.
Castellitto has engaged many local artists to play in his film alongside Cruz in the leading role.
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