The film sets a Jewish refugee (Mirren) on a quest to retrieve her family's possessions stripped from them by the Nazis in World War II.

This is "an alarming testimony of the ongoing damage that is happening to Syria’s vast cultural heritage", UNITAR said in a report.

The animated feature set in ancient Japan will focus on scruffy, kindhearted Kubo who embarks on an adventure against a spirit.

“Mrs. Clooney is a highly regarded attorney specializing in international law, criminal law, human rights, and extradition,” Sassounian says.