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Orlando Bloom Hits Sarajevo Film Festival

Orlando Bloom Hits Sarajevo Film Festival

Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom announces his stepping aside from big movie productions to work in a film about life in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo during the 1992-95 siege at a meeting on Tuesday in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The film is based on the book Fools Rush In by American writer and filmmaker Bill Carter who lived in Sarajevo at the height of the siege. It will be directed by Brazilian director Andrucha Waddington.

“A film is a very specific and personal account of Bill Carter‘s experience in Sarajevo during the war and we would very much like to make the film here,” the 31-year-old actor said. “This is a departure from the very big Hollywood productions. I’m not in fact playing Bill in this movie but I read the script and the very human story at the very core of this film spoke to me very clearly.”

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Credit: Damir Sagolj; Photos: Reuters
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hooot
soo hoot

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hooot
soo hoot

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mmm yum ;)

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Orlando is one hot yummy guy.

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Interesting project. He looks hot.

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I’m Bosnian and am thrilled that Orlando is going to be in this movie about my country. Can’t wait to see it! :-)

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Lets hope they hire ACTUAL BOSNIANS, SERBS & CROATS for this Im sure to be masterpiece, instead of a couple of desperate for work russian & polish actors with bad slavic accents. Oh who am I kidding? everyone will be some crappy American “A” lister who will emote & grimace waaaay too much. Hayden Pantyairs as a traumitized bosnian refugee & Tom cruise as an “evil” nazi Serb, why not? Goddamn…

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wow!!He look so cool and handsone !!I like play with the man who likes him!!!Fortunately, I had the opportunity to understand many of these men !They are very interesting, have a different personality!!
We all meet on agelessmatch.C O M!!THIS IS SO COOL!! I think you can find somrthings nice here!!COME!!GRILS~~

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he is so much hotter with shorter hair. i’m looking forward to seeing this film.

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Wow he is looking goooood!!! What a hottie :)

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He like disappeared after POTC ended. ODD.

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he looks so amazing!
his hair reminds me of back in the day when he was filming LOTR!
the new movie sounds amazing! i love him!

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“Welcome to Sarajevo” was amazing, so I’m looking forward to this movie. It’s something that people need to be aware of. If we don’t know this world’s history, we’re bound to repeat it. Over and over and over.

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Many of the articles about his trip have mentioned their desire to hire local actors. Most specifically those who went through the war themselves.
This is a wonderful project.
If you can be proud of a total stranger, I’m proud of HIM.

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Finally a film, and im so glad no big epic ones either. He needs to do other things. He looks happier and clean too.

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I love Orlando he is so hotttttt.
I wish he and Jen would get together, please-please.
I think they would be so cute and perfect together.

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It’s so refreshing to see a young Hollywood star use his celebrity and clout to get a small, important film like this made. If he’s a producer, that means that he is investing his own money in this film. Doing something socially relevant with his millions, instead of blowing it on booze and drugs. Hollywood might want to deport him for setting a bad example for the Lohans of the world.

Altruistic and incredibly hot, what a great combination.

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He’s looking very clean cut and sleek these days!

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god is he handsom either with long hair or short hair!!!!

wICKED WENCH @ 08/13/2008 at 1:04 am

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I’m so HAPPY he’s WORKING on a SMART film! Congrats, beautiful man. Love the hair. Smooches!

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What a guy.
Beautiful, inside and out. Instead of selling out to Hollywood, he wants to make meaningful films.

Plus: MY GOODNESS HE LOOKS HOT!

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OMG! I LIVE IN SARAJEVO..AND I’M ALWAYS GOIN’ TO SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL…AWWW…I HOPE I’LL SEE HIM

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Hohohoho——he´s become so much cooler right now.

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