Angelina Jolie's father, Jon Voigt, is white. Her mother was the european actress Marcheline Betrand, who was said to be part French, part Czech, and part Iroquois (native american). Which would make her mixed race just like Marianne Pearl. I don't see what the big deal is about this.

Marianne Pearl wants her story to be seen and heard. She had approval of the casting. Many more people will see this movie with Angelina Jolie starring in it than Thandie Newton (who she beat out for the role).

I didn't hear too many people objecting when Brian Di Palma directed "Scarface", and to play his cuban refugee protaganist, he didn't choose a latino or hispanic, he chose the italian-american Al Pacino. Most latinos that I know loved that movie and loved Pacino in it.