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Eye in the Sky

Eye in the Sky

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20157.01h 42m

Overview

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.

Directed by Gavin Hood
Written by Guy Hibbert
Produced by Colin Firth, Ged Doherty, David Lancaster
Box OfficeBudget: $13.0MRevenue: $18.7M

Top Cast

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Colonel Katherine Powell

Aaron Paul

Aaron Paul

Steve Watts

Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Lieutenant General Frank Benson

Barkhad Abdi

Barkhad Abdi

Jama Farah

Jeremy Northam

Jeremy Northam

Brian Woodale

Phoebe Fox

Phoebe Fox

Carrie Gershon

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Armaan Haggio

Musa Mo'Allim

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Aisha Takow

Alia Mo'Allim

Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

Angela Northman

Richard McCabe

Richard McCabe

George Matherson

Themes & Keywords

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About Eye in the Sky

Eye in the Sky is a drama, thriller, war film released in 2015 exploring themes of drone, terrorism, duringcreditsstinger, us military, air force base, combat drone. Directed by Gavin Hood, it stars Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman. 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.

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