Sydney - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie said Tuesday she wanted her World War II epic Unbroken, which was filmed in Australia, to act as an antidote to the violence and hate in the world.
Jolie thrilled fans when she walked the red carpet with husband Brad Pitt for the Sydney premiere of the movie, which is based on the true story of a US Olympic athlete turned Japanese prisoner of war.
Jolie said all the war and violence in the world today had made people question the future.
"I wanted to put something out in this world that reminds us of the strength of the human spirit and brotherhood and faith and all of the things that will in the end get us through these dark times," she told a press conference in Sydney.
The film tells the story of Louis Zamperini, who competed in the 5 000m at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, before becoming a bombardier in World War II.
When his plane crashed over the South Pacific he spent 47 days adrift on a raft with a crewmate before being captured by Japanese soldiers in the Marshall Islands.
He was held in a prisoner of war camp for more than two years, enduring beatings and torture, before his return home.
"And I wanted to make this film because, one, I wanted to learn from Louis and be around this great man," she added.
