Italian Americans are lauding Angelina Jolie's latest film, Unbroken for its depiction of a heroic Italian American army officer and his close-knit family, according to the Order Sons of Italy in America® (OSIA), the nation's biggest and oldest organization for people of Italian heritage, which has endorsed the film.

"The movie is a welcome relief from the usual characterization of Italian Americans long promoted by Hollywood," says OSIA Executive Director Philip Piccigallo. "The script is based on Louis Zamperini's true story and portrays Italian Americans with dignity and decency," he says.

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Source: http://www.osia.org/