In
a world of secret kill lists and drone operators who routinely blow up terrorist
targets from thousands of miles away, ordinary citizens have little
understanding of how specific missions are given the green light.
Eye in
the Sky, the highly praised new thriller from Oscar-winning director Gavin Hood
starring Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, and the late Alan Rickman in his final role,
takes us into the secretive world of military operations, forcing the audience
to wrestle with the moral, legal, and political questions surrounding a single
drone mission.
"We are only at the beginning of where this kind of
warfare is going," Hood explains. "I think this is an evolving conversation and
I hope that if an audience goes into this film not knowing much about drones
they will come out more informed, they will come out having experienced a good
movie and a good thriller but they will also be left with a lot to talk about."
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