After directing the documentary A Place in Time (2007), which was distributed through the National Education Association, Jolie made her feature directorial debut with In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011), a love story between a Serb soldier and a Bosniak prisoner, set during the 1992–95 Bosnian War.
Efter att ha regisserat dokumentärfilmen A Place in Time (2007), distribuerad genom National Education Association, debuterade Jolie som regissör med In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011), en kärlekshistoria mellan en serbisk soldat och en bosnisk fånge under Bosnienkriget 1992–95.