Alessandro Baricco’s 2002 novella was part of her private healing process

During an interview with People, Alessandro Baricco’s 2002 novella was part of Angelina Jolie's private healing process.

Jolie shares, "I had been given this book by somebody a decade ago. I went through a difficult time in my life and this was one of the only things that I had in my luggage, was this book."

"I penned the screenplay just to kind of sit with it, be with it and never really thought the film would get made. I didn’t do it to ever share it."