Eye in the Sky

Eye in the Sky

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All ages 2015 · 102 min · ★ 7.0 (2K) · Drama, Thriller, War

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

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Helen Mirren Colonel Katherine Powell
Aaron Paul Steve Watts
Alan Rickman Lieutenant General Frank Benson
Barkhad Abdi Jama Farah
Jeremy Northam Brian Woodale
Phoebe Fox Carrie Gershon
Armaan Haggio Musa Mo'Allim
Aisha Takow Alia Mo'Allim
Monica Dolan Angela Northman
Richard McCabe George Matherson
Babou Ceesay Sergeant Mushtaq Saddiq
John Heffernan Major Harold Webb

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