The Sunrise Theater presents the directorial debut of Angelina Jolie in a Bosnian war drama about the complex relationship between a Serbian soldier and a Bosnian woman held captive in the camp he oversees.

Jolie also wrote the script. This powerful film, which one critic described as "a daring and ambitious undertaking for a first time writer and director," stars Zana Marjanovic, Goran Kostic, and Rade Serbedzija.

It is rated R for strong war violence and atrocities including rape, sexuality, nudity and language.

"In the Land of Blood and Honey" will be shown from Thursday, Feb. 10, through Monday, Feb. 13, with shows weekdays and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.

The following plot summary is taken from the film's website: "Set against the backdrop of the Bosnian War that tore the Balkan region apart in the 1990s, 'In the Land of Blood and Honey' tells the story of Danijel (Kostic) and Ajla (Marjanovic), two people from different sides of a brutal ethnic conflict.

"Danijel, a soldier fighting for the Serbs, and Ajla, a Bosnian held captive in the camp he oversees, knew each other before the war, and could have found love with each other. But as the armed conflict takes hold of their lives, their relationship grows darker, their motives and connection to one another ambiguous, their allegiances uncertain.

"'In the Land of Blood and Honey' portrays the incredible emotional, moral and physical toll that the war exerts both on individuals and people as a whole, and the terrible consequences that stem from the lack of political will to intervene in a society stricken with conflict."

Mary Pols of Time describes the film as a"...respectful and more than respectable directorial debut.... explores the complicated grey areas between captor and captive.... the most compelling, heartfelt movie Jolie has made in years. She isn't in it, but she's all over it."

Manohla Dargis, of The New York Times writes that it "...introduces the idea that war is very much about the violent domination of women and not just about nation-states, ethnic conflicts, historical grudges and men killing men.... [The film] moves briskly and easily holds your attention."

The historic Sunrise Theater, located at 250 NW Broad St. in Southern Pines, is nonprofit. Ticket prices are $7 for all shows. Refreshments, including beer and wine, are available.

For more information on this film or any activity at the Sunrise, contact the theater at (910) 692-8501 or go to www.sunrisetheater.com.