IN A PLACE SHE DIDN’T BELONG, AMONG PEOPLE SHE NEVER KNEW, SHE FOUND A WAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

After a horrifying, eye-opening encounter with a desperate doctor (Clive Owen) who’s been working in Ethiopia, socialite Sarah Jordan (Angelina Jolie) becomes engaged in his plight. Jolie’s work as a U.N. goodwill ambassador was reflected in this drama, and a diary from her travels that was released at the same time as the movie. Made with good intentions and addresses some of the ethical dilemmas involved in charity work, but it’s much harder to care about the Jolie-Owen romance; the characters remain emotionally distant.

2003-U.S. 127 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed by Martin Campbell. Cast: Angelina Jolie (Sarah Jordan), Clive Owen (Nick Callahan), Teri Polo (Charlotte Jordan), Linus Roache, Yorick van Wageningen, Noah Emmerich… Burt Kwouk.

Trivia: Oliver Stone was allegedly considered as director.

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