Cherie Blair has landed the role of Executive Producer on upcoming feature film The Rock Pile, joining its director John Deery to tell the story of a British reporter on reassignment to Jerusalem, where he uncovers the tale of three young boys of different faiths, brought together through football.

Blair and her husband, former PM Tony Blair, have been working to promote peace in the Middle East since leaving office in 2007, and Deery commented 'I am delighted Cherie has come aboard as EP. Her knowledge of the region and her ability to harness support for the project have been invaluable. The Rock Pile goes to the very heart of one of the world’s most intractable and emotive of struggles - the Israeli-Palestinian conflict'.