Eye in the Sky (2015)

Directed by

Gavin Hood

Genre

drama film, war film, thriller film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1,756 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Military and political leaders face a high-stakes dilemma about launching a drone strike to stop a suicide bombing. The decision is complicated by concerns about civilian casualties and shifting rules of engagement.

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What happens

Eye in the Sky is a 2015 British thriller film starring Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, and Barkhad Abdi. Directed by Gavin Hood and written by Guy Hibbert, the film explores the ethical challenges of drone warfare. Filming began in South Africa in September 2014. The film premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2015. Bleecker Street distributed the film in cinemas in the United States with a limited release on 11 March 2016 and then a wide release on 1 April. It is the last live-action film to feature Alan Rickman, who died on 14 January 2016 (his last film overall, Alice Through the Looking Glass, features his voice acting only). The film was dedicated to his memory. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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