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Eye in the Sky
“Welcome to the new front line”
7.0 / 10• 2015• 1h 42m•R• English
DramaThrillerWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Helen Mirren
Colonel Katherine Powell
Lead
Aaron Paul
Steve Watts
Alan Rickman
Lieutenant General Frank Benson
Barkhad Abdi
Jama Farah
Jeremy Northam
Brian Woodale
Phoebe Fox
Carrie Gershon
AH
Armaan Haggio
Musa Mo'Allim
AT
Aisha Takow
Alia Mo'Allim
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gavin Hood's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Eye in the Sky is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
