According
to
Screen
International,
Oscar
winning
actress
Penelope
Cruz
is
set
to
work
with
actor-director
Sergio
Castellito
once
again
in
a
film
adaptation
of
the
Italian
bestselling
war
story
entitled
Venuto
Al
Mondo
by
Margaret
Mazzantini.
Cruz
last
worked
with
Castellito
in
the
2004
drama
'Don"t
Move" which
did
good
business
in
Italy
with
over
$10
million,
but
received
a
cold
release
in
the
states,
making
under
$400,000
at
the
B.O.
'Don"t
Move"
was
also
based
on
a
novel
by
Mazzantini
who
happens
to
be
Castellito"s
wife.
Though
Castellito
is
still
looking
for
partners
to
finance
the
film,
he
plans
to
start
production
in
2011.
'Venuto
al
Mondo",
which
can
be
roughly
translated
as
'brought
into
the
world",
takes
place
during
wartime
torn
Sarajevo
during
the
Balkans
1990s
conflict.
Cruz"s
role
will
be
that
of
a
mother
who
returns
home
with
her
adolescent
son
in
search
of
their
roots.
Venuto
Al
Mondo
sold
600,000
copies
in
Italy
and
has
also
been
released
in
Spain
and
France.
The
book
will
hit
U.S.
stores
in
2011.The
movie
will
be
shot
between
Rome,
Sarajevo,
Belgrade
and
Croatia.
Cruz
spoke
about
how
she
has
remained
friends
with
Castellito
and
Mazzantini
since
'Don"t
Move" so
when
they
sent
her
the
Spanish
translation
of
the
book,
which
she
read
in
one
sitting,
it
left
her
enchanted.
She
just
knew
she
had
to
do
the
film
and
tell
the
story
to
the
world.