Women rights remain a central burning issue: Jolie on new film

Angelina Jolie has said her new film, "The Breadwinner", is not just "an Afghan story" but about a world in which equal rights for women remain a "central burning issue".

"It's not just an Afghan story... It's a story of our times and a story of a world in which equal rights for women remain a central burning issue of our time," Jolie said.

"There are few countries in the world where it is harder to be a young girl, where barriers between girls and their dreams and their rights are so high and so painful to experience and observe," the actor said.