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Eye in the Sky (2015)

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Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.

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Faisa Hassan ...
Fatima Mo'Allim
Aisha Takow ...
Alia Mo'Allim
Armaan Haggio ...
Musa Mo'Allim
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Bob Chappell ...
Simon Powell
Alex Gallafent ...
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Sergeant Mushtaq Saddiq
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Sergeant Mike Gleeson
Kate Liquorish ...
Female Sergeant
Richard Stephenson ...
Staff Sergeant
Gabriella Pinto ...
Female Corporal
Tylan Wray ...
Male Corporal
Hossain Dahir ...
Driver One
Mondé Sibisi ...
Muhammad Abdisalaam
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EYE IN THE SKY stars Helen Mirren as Colonel Katherine Powell, a UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya. Through remote surveillance and on-the-ground intel, Powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from "capture" to "kill." But as American pilot Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) 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. Written by Bleecker Street

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The commander is in England. The drone pilot is in America. The terrorist is in Kenya. And the authority to strike is up in the air. See more »

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Drama | Thriller | War

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Rated R for some violent images and language | See all certifications »

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1 April 2016 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

A'yin ba'shama'yim  »

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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$113,803 (USA) (11 March 2016)

Gross:

$13,121,983 (USA) (15 April 2016)
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Trivia

According to director Gavin Hood, 30% of U.S. military drone operators are treated for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). See more »

Goofs

In an early scene, Second Lieutenant Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) tells Carrie Gershon (Phoebe Fox) that he's been a Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) pilot for two years. Second Lieutenant is the lowest entry level rank for U.S. Air Force (USAF) pilots, so unless he was passed over for promotion, this is extremely unlikely given that USAF Second Lieutenants only spend 18 months in that rank before being promoted to First Lieutenant. See more »

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Lt. General Frank Benson: Never tell a soldier that he does not know the cost of war.
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Masterclass in suspense and bureaucratic warfare.
15 April 2016 | by (Indonesia) – See all my reviews

War has changed over the years, now it's mostly fought in booth and meeting tables on far sides of globe. One would not think that this set-up works like a charm in creating tension, perhaps even better than any display of bullet spree in recent time. A collaboration effort of great cast portraying parties of many countries as they battle for morale and literally inches of survival.

This is a scouting mission played by drone, the eye in the sky, as it follows extremist faction. It's monitored by different parties with different agendas as the nature of the mission gets more volatile with each passing moment. Hellen Mirren and Alan Rickman are particularly amazing in their roles, pushing the seemingly cold yet necessary tactic.

Barkhad Abdi serves as the ground unit, he's the one who experiences the actual mission first hand. It's ridiculously gratifying how the mission hinges on trivial stuffs one would take for granted and how the lives at stake merely go about their daily routines and never knowing that their fates are decided right that moment by strangers.

There's an intense argument when they need to respond with lethal force. It escalates extremely rapidly with many clashing ideologies, there's no exact truth or right course of action to take, and nearly every compromise can be fatal. It's exceptionally well done, even to the point that administrative squabble is done with appealing urgency.

An exceptionally engaging thriller, "Eye in the Sky" gives a perspective to espionage warfare and more importantly, genuine human nature.


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