More headaches for Jolie's newest film

Angelina Jolie's directorial debut, "In the Land of Blood and Honey," is continuing to create headaches for her, TheWrap.com reports.

The "Salt" actress is being sued by a Croatian journalist and author, James J. Braddock, who claims that the plot for the film, due out Dec. 23, was lifted from a 2007 article he wrote.

His lawsuit, filed in federal court in Illinois, says Braddock's story and "Blood and Honey" -- which Jolie wrote, in addition to directing -- tell a similar tale of a rape victim who comes to work as a servant in the camp occupied by the soldiers who have abused her.

"The subject work's main female character is subject to continuous abuse and rape by soldiers and officers in the camp. In addition to being raped continuously by soldiers and officers, she is forced to become a servant at the camp headquarters, a duty assumed by very few of the captives," the suit reads.

Claiming copyright infringement, Braddock -- who also goes by Josip J. Knezevic -- has requested a jury trial as he seeks unspecified damages.

Jolie was initially banned from filming in Bosnia, due to reports that the film would feature a rape victim who falls in love with her attacker. The filming permit was reinstated after Bosnia's culture minister was given the script for review.

Jolie's representative did not immediately respond to TheWrap's request for comment.