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Eye in the Sky

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7.0/10 • 1.6K

2015-09-071h 42m

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Welcome to the new front line

A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” As American pilot Steve Watts is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute reaching the highest levels of US and British government over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare.

Directors
Gavin Hood
Writters
Guy Hibbert
Editors
Megan Gill

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  1. Helen Mirren

    Helen Mirren

    Colonel Katherine Powell

  2. Aaron Paul

    Aaron Paul

    Steve Watts

  3. Alan Rickman

    Alan Rickman

    Lieutenant General Frank Benson

  4. Barkhad Abdi

    Barkhad Abdi

    Jama Farah

  5. Jeremy Northam

    Jeremy Northam

    Brian Woodale

  6. Phoebe Fox

    Phoebe Fox

    Carrie Gershon

  7. Armaan Haggio

    Armaan Haggio

    Musa Mo'Allim

  8. Aisha Takow

    Aisha Takow

    Alia Mo'Allim

  9. Monica Dolan

    Monica Dolan

    Angela Northman

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Reno

Jul 14, 2016

8/10

The modern warfare, and its advantages as well as drawbacks.
A new kind of war. When everyone is worried about robots might take over our jobs, it meant military as well. There was not robots in this, but a war fought from a safe distance and soldiers don't have to be physically trained so well, even the geeks with the gaming knowledge can take over. So a film about the modern warfare where the casualty rate is very minimum and can be accomplished before any major assault take place. From the South African director of 'Ender's Game' fame. This is slightly a similar theme, but a real world affair and a real time presentation. Initially I thought it was a remake of the Hong Kong film of the same name. We had seen drone attacks in the films, but they won't last for a few minutes. This film was entirely about how drone missions work that told with detail. "Never tell a soldier that he does not know the cost of war." This was a very good film and they must make a sequel to it. This film will get a special status going towards the future. There were no physically exceptional performances, the stars' presence and their verbal expressions were stronger. So there many thrilling scenes with great lines, especially Alan Rickman's final dialogue. This film was his final film and he was excellent like the usual. Even the Abdi's role was small, but powerful and so Helen Mirren's, but Aaron Paul and the rest were decent. The story was good, but I did not like the too much sentimentalised. Because all's fair in love and war. You won't make a film to please the terrorists and their sympathisers. Other than that it is a masterpiece. Surely worth a watch. 8/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$13,000,000.00
Revenue
$18,704,595.00
Keywords
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