<p>The French film, directed by Oscar nominated director Julian Schnabel, sees the 25-year-old Mumbaikar play the titular character of Miral, a Palestinian orphan.<br /><br />The film an adaptation of Italo-Palestinian author Rula Jebreal's book, is among the 22 titles vying for the prestigious Golden Lion trophy at the 68th edition of the festival, said a press statement.<br /><br />The book revolves around Hind Husseini, the woman who started the Dar Al-Tifl orphanage in Jerusalem in the wake of the 1948 partition of Palestine and the creation of the state of Israel.<br /><br />Freida plays a teenaged Miral, who after witnessing the effects of the Israeli campaigns chooses to join the struggle in full.<br /><br />The first trailers of the film were released last month and saw Pinto share a kiss with co-star Omar Metwally, who plays an Israeli activist.Pinto shot the film on location in Israel and the Palestinian territories over a period of six months.<br /><br />The actress who is dating her 'Slumdog Millionaire' co-star Dev Patel, will also be seen in Woody Allen's next 'You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger' where she stars alongside Josh Brolin, Antonio Banderas and Naomi Watts.<br /><br />She is currently shooting the sci-fi thriller 'The Rise Of Apes' opposite James Franco in New York.The festival will be held between Sept 1 and 11.</p>
<p>The French film, directed by Oscar nominated director Julian Schnabel, sees the 25-year-old Mumbaikar play the titular character of Miral, a Palestinian orphan.<br /><br />The film an adaptation of Italo-Palestinian author Rula Jebreal's book, is among the 22 titles vying for the prestigious Golden Lion trophy at the 68th edition of the festival, said a press statement.<br /><br />The book revolves around Hind Husseini, the woman who started the Dar Al-Tifl orphanage in Jerusalem in the wake of the 1948 partition of Palestine and the creation of the state of Israel.<br /><br />Freida plays a teenaged Miral, who after witnessing the effects of the Israeli campaigns chooses to join the struggle in full.<br /><br />The first trailers of the film were released last month and saw Pinto share a kiss with co-star Omar Metwally, who plays an Israeli activist.Pinto shot the film on location in Israel and the Palestinian territories over a period of six months.<br /><br />The actress who is dating her 'Slumdog Millionaire' co-star Dev Patel, will also be seen in Woody Allen's next 'You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger' where she stars alongside Josh Brolin, Antonio Banderas and Naomi Watts.<br /><br />She is currently shooting the sci-fi thriller 'The Rise Of Apes' opposite James Franco in New York.The festival will be held between Sept 1 and 11.</p>