Unbroken - Trailer

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Louis Zamperini may have been a wayward child, constantly getting into trouble with the local authorities, but he would soon grow up to be an inspiration to people across the world. At a young age he joined his school's track team and eventually went on to land a place on the US 5000 metres team during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. However, as World War II hit the globe, he put his sporting career on hold to protect his country as a member of the US Army Air Force which subsequently saw him and his comrades captured by the Japanese army as prisoners of war after their plane crashed and they were adrift on the Pacific Ocean for 47 days. Louis' incredible determination and strength of character helped him pull through his ordeals and tell his story to the world and now, at the age of 97, he re-tells it for the big screen.

Based on the biography 'Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption' by Laura Hillenbrand, this movie sees Oscar winning actress Angelina Jolie ('In the Land of Blood and Honey', 'A Place in Time') at the helm in her third venture as a director. The screenplay has been adapted by a strong team of writers including the Coen Brothers, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen ('No Country for Old Men', 'Fargo'); Richard LaGravenese ('P.S. I Love You', 'Beautiful Creatures'); and William Nicholson ('Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom', 'Les Misérables'). With the Olympic preview trailer out now, 'Unbroken' is set to be unveiled in UK cinemas in January 2015.