Angelina Jolie: 'Presidential candidates should be more honest'

Angelina Jolie has called on the US presidential candidates to be more honest with the public.

The In the Land of Blood and Honey director suggested that politicians would be trusted much more by the public if they admitted their shortcomings as well as boasting about their successes.

"There's so much focus on the rhetoric in a debate and who says what to who. It would be very refreshing to hear somebody say, 'There are so many different issues that our politicians have to tackle. There are so many stories you all have to cover and nobody can be an expert on every single thing'," Jolie explained to Politico.

The star went on to say: "I'm always kind of wondering, well, who will you be listening to on these different issues, not necessarily this strange thing we have where we just expect one man is going to step forward - or woman - who is going to have the absolute answer to every single thing.

"That doesn't actually make sense that that's possible. That doesn't seem rounded. I'd like to know who they will be leaning on for a very full, group discussion to get a very thorough debate going to be able to come to a final result."

Jolie currently works as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN and has revealed that her new film In the Land of Blood and Honey combined her passions for filmmaking and social advocacy.

The actress and partner Brad Pitt met with US President Barack Obama at the White House last week to discuss Jolie's work with the UN.

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Watch a trailer for In the Land of Blood and Honey below: