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3 | ''A Mighty Heart'' is a 2007 [[FilmOfTheBook film adapatation]] of Marianne Pearl's memoir of the same name, dealing with the kidnapping and beheading of her journalist husband, Daniel Pearl, by terrorists in Karachi, UsefulNotes/{{Pakistan}} in 2002. |
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5 | The film was directed by Creator/MichaelWinterbottom, produced by Creator/BradPitt, and starred Creator/AngelinaJolie as Marianne Pearl, with Creator/DanFutterman playing Daniel. It screened out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival, and although not a financial success, was well-received critically. |
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7 | Given the major coverage of the story in the media, Daniel Pearl's death is a very tragic real-life example of ItWasHisSled. |
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10 | !!The film contains examples of: |
11 | * BasedOnATrueStory |
12 | * BittersweetEnding |
13 | * {{Brownface}}: When caucasian Creator/AngelinaJolie was cast as the mixed-race Marianne Pearl, many accused the filmmakers of race lifting, and some felt it akin to a {{blackface}} performance. This is despite Marianne Pearl having personally chosen Angelina Jolie for the role, going on record to state that she approved of her. |
14 | ---> "I have heard some criticism about her casting, but it is not about the color of your skin. It is about who you are. I asked her to play the role—even though she is way more beautiful than I am—because I felt a real kinship to her. She put her whole heart into it, and I think she understood why we should do this movie. We had something to say that we knew we should say together." |
15 | ---> '''- Marianne Pearl''' (the real one) |
16 | ** Or as Ms. Jolie put it herself: |
17 | ---> "If you did actually want to find somebody that was her exact makeup, she's actually majority Dutch, and she's as black as she is Chinese, and she's Cuban, and she's French." |
18 | * {{Determinator}}: Marianne Pearl certainly comes off as an emotional determinator, especially when it comes to forcing herself to watch Daniel's execution tape. |
19 | * {{Eagleland}}: While the film is fairly apolitical, it does still show a scene of two slightly #2-flavoured FBI agents clearing a room full of people to take a call, rather than, y'know, stepping outside for a moment. |
20 | * ForegoneConclusion: Anyone familiar with the real story knows that Danny is not going to survive, no matter how much is done to save him. |
21 | * HowlOfSorrow: One of the most heartbreaking committed to film. Creator/AngelinaJolie is ''very'' good at delivering these when needed. |
22 | * OffWithHisHead: How Danny is executed. |
23 | * OscarBait: Surprisingly averted. While many critics hailed Jolie's performance, the film was only nominated for one UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe|Award}} and a handful of smaller awards. |
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