Published: 09:26 AM, 18 August 2026
Jolie’s new film is about ‘healing after trauma’ following split from Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie has opened up about healing, trauma and finding her strength again while discussing her recent films, with some of her comments drawing attention to her difficult divorce from Brad Pitt. Angelina Jolie has dropped what insiders see as a big hint that her deeply personal new film, about “healing after trauma,” reflects her own recovery from the painful aftermath of her relationship with Brad Pitt, as per Radar Online. The 51-year-old Oscar winner wrote and directed “Without Blood,” a war drama starring Salma Hayek and Demian Bichir, based on Alessandro Baricco's novel of the same name. As per Radar Online, Jolie has said that her film is for people seeking “answers and healing after trauma,” themes that insiders say come after years of highly publicized legal and family battles following the breakdown of her marriage to Pitt, 62.
A source familiar with Jolie's work told Radar Online, “Angelina hasn't explicitly said this film is about Brad, but when she talks about trauma, healing and returning to the place where you broke, it is impossible for people close to the situation not to see parallels with what she has lived through. She is basically dropping a huge hint it is about her healing after her split from Brad. Her experiences have inevitably shaped the person and filmmaker she is today. Her new film is a story about surviving trauma and searching for answers, so there is naturally going to be speculation that some of Angelina's own healing is reflected in it.” Jolie and Pitt separated in 2016 after being together for 12 years and married for two. Their breakup led to a lengthy series of legal disputes, including a battle over their French winery, Château Miraval. The former couple share six children, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, 25, Pax Jolie-Pitt, 22, Zahara Jolie, 21, Shiloh Jolie, 20, and twins Knox Jolie-Pitt and Vivienne Jolie, both 18.
