zana marjanovic, the film's star, remembers her first impression. >> i thought it was so -- it was just so true, and i felt it was, you know, it had to be written by a bosnian because it was -- it was just unbelievable. >> reporter: and this summer bosnia said thank you. she was presented with a special award at a sarajevo film festival to recognize the attention she's brought to the continuing impact of the conflict. jolie sees her celebrity as a tool, a means to an end. >> i wouldn't have been able to get this film made if i didn't, you know, have the success i'd had and many situations around the world, i wouldn't be able to go and do any of the work i've been doing the last ten years if i couldn't -- if i didn't have that. so i'm very grateful for it. >> reporter: whether visiting refugee camps in her role as goodwill ambassador for the united nations or trying to help these children in afghanistan, she's a tireless advocate who tells me that she finds this work more rewarding than acting, and it's taken her around the world opening her eyes to conflict and the joy that can rise fro