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Plot Summary: On January 23, 2002, Mariane Pearl's world changed forever. Her husband Daniel, South Asia bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, was researching a story on shoe bomber Richard Reid. The story drew them to Karachi where a go-between had promised access to an elusive source. As Danny left for the meeting, he told Mariane he might be late for dinner. He never returned.

In the face of death, Danny's spirit of defiance and his unflinching belief in the power of journalism led Mariane to write about his disappearance, the intense effort to find him and his eventual murder in her memoir "A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl." Six months pregnant when the ordeal began, she was carrying a son that Danny hoped to name Adam. She wrote the book to introduce Adam to the father he would never meet. Transcending religion, race and nationality, Mariane's courageous desire to rise above the bitterness and hatred that continues to plague this post 9/11 world, serves as the purest expression of the joy of life she and Danny shared. — More here

1. Production Information
“In his work, Danny struggled to keep free of dogma and alliance. He didn’t represent a country or a flag, just the pursuit of truth. He was there to hold up a mirror and force people to look at themselves. What better way is there to respect humanity?” – Mariane Pearl of duty.

2. Sharing a Story
A MIGHTY HEART was filmed in Pakistan, India and France during the summer and fall of 2006. Its journey to the screen began three years earlier when Plan B Entertainment acquired the rights to Mariane Pearl’s memoir (co-written with Sarah Crichton).

3. Keeping it Real
“I don’t think it would have been possible to make A MIGHTY HEART without filming in Pakistan,” said Winterbottom. “The whole point of making the film would be lost. We want the audience to trust that they are seeing an accurate account of what happened.”

4. A Connected Group
While highly regarded actors filled A MIGHTY HEART’S principal roles from the U.S., England, India and Pakistan, many small roles went to non-actors, mostly from Pakistan. “There’s not a big acting community in Pakistan,” said Wendy Brazington (24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE), Winterbottom’s casting director since 1997. “So if a guy on the street looked right for the part, we grabbed him.”

5. TIMELINE OF EVENTS
From Sept 11, 2001 (American Airlines flight 11, 77 & United 93 are high jacked) to Mar 15, 2007 (Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confesses to a U.S. military tribunal that he murdered Daniel Pearl).

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‘Mighty Heart’ Premiered in NYC
Himalayan Times, Nepal - Jun 15, 2007
Late last month, the world's most famous couple discussed "A Mighty Heart" with a throng of journalists at the Cannes Film Festival....

Angelina Jolie has a Change of Heart for her “Mighty Heart ...
Best Syndication, CA - Jun 15, 2007
Jolie chose the wrong time to do this because it was for the premiere of her new movie, “Mighty Heart” which is about journalism and freedom of speech....

A Mighty Heart
Rolling Stone - Jun 15, 2007
But A Mighty Heart reveals and rewards their deeper ambitions. Jolie plays journalist Mariane Pearl, the widow of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl...

Press junket turns into 'Mighty' spin
Variety - Jun 15, 2007
That was the take-away, at least, from the star’s media-saturated twirl through Gotham last week for the preem of "A Mighty Heart," in which Jolie plays the...

Angelina -- I Didn't Ban Anyone!
TMZ.com, CA - Jun 15, 2007
... with Jon Stewart" last night, where she was asked about the so-called "ban" clamped on press at the premiere of "A Mighty Heart" in NYC on Wednesday ...

Angelina Plays Chaffeur for the Day?
GlamScene, NY -Jun 15, 2007
Reports were running rampant about Angelina’s ironic attempt to restrain the media at the premiere of A Mighty Heart (a movie about freedom of the press) on...

Irrfan Khan goes to Hollywood with 'A Mighty Heart'
Apun Ka Choice, CA - Jun 12, 2007
By Agencies Versatile actor Irrfan Khan who will be seen together with Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie in the film ‘A Mighty Heart’ in its premiere today...

Summer turns serious
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jun 15, 2007
The season has traditionally been unreceptive to heavy fare, but the makers of the post-9/11 drama 'A Mighty Heart' are betting they'll find an audience....

Angelina: I won't spoil my children
Mid Sussex Today, UK - Jun 15, 2007
Jolie is in New York with Brad Pitt to promote their new film A Mighty Heart, which is based on a memoir of the same title by Mariane Pearl,...

Jolie gives trendy Melrose Avenue story a boost
Actress Archives, NY - Jun 15, 2007
... after admitting the $26 (£13) dress she wore to the premiere of new film A MIGHTY HEART on Wednesday (13Jun07) came from the Melrose Avenue boutique....

Angelina Gives Photog a Lift
People Magazine - Jun 15, 2007
Celebrity photographer James Ambler (who works for the Splash News and Pictures) was continuing his routine of following the A Mighty Heart star around New...

Angelina has blamed her drastic weight loss on her mother’s death.
Entertainmentwise, UK - Jun 15, 2007
The Mr & Mrs Smith star raised eyebrows as she turned up to the New York premiere of her new movie, A Mighty Heart looking extremely slender....

Angelina Jolie Blames Lawyer for Media Censorship, May Lose Oscar Nod
National Ledger, AZ - Jun 15, 2007
The sexy actress lost momentum for her film 'A Mighty Heart' when it was revealed that she was banning press from interviews and requiring interviewers to...

Mighty Heart' preview draws stars Angelina Jolie and Dan Futterman
The Jewish Journal of greater L.A, CA - Jun 7, 2007
The Wednesday night preview audience for "A Mighty Heart," which tracks the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl by Islamic extremists,...

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