Angelina Jolie has given a first glimpse of her role in upcoming thriller Those Who Wish Me Dead ahead of its release next month.The actress, who plays smoke jumper Hannah in the Taylor Sheridan-directed film, is seen wielding and axe as she stands surrounded by burning trees in the middle of a wildfire.In another photo the 45-year-old makes her way through the Montana wilderness with her young costar Finn Little.Hannah is a survival expert who, still reeling from failing to save three people from a fire, comes across a distressed 12-year-old (Little) who has witnessed a murder and is being hunted down by assassins.The movie is based on Michael Koryta's 2014 novel of the same name and sees Hannah trying to help the boy who has been 'caught up in something he should never have been a part of,' Little tells PEOPLE.'She carries a lot of guilt, and is quite broken,' Jolie said of her character.'She's a smoke jumper, and a bit of an adrenaline junkie, but she's also somebody that has experienced tragedy, and she feels responsible for it.' 'On its surface, the story feels like a thriller, with a lot of really interesting characters and a great adventure across unusual terrain, inside a great fire,' Jolie added.'But, underneath, it's an emotional film about people who are thrown together to survive.' Jolie says the role pushed her limits and she was happy to get 'dirty and sweaty' and 'just toughen up'.The mother-of-six sang her young co-star's praises. '[Finn] has a light, and a great energy. He can become very emotional and weep about something, and he can also jump over a building and dodge bullets and love it.' The Academy Award winner also costars alongside Nicholas Hoult, John Bernthal, Tyler Perry and Aidan Gillen in the film.  Those Who Wish Me Dead hits theaters and HBO Max on May 14.

 source : Daily mail