Eye in the Sky - This Weeks Film
Now a BFI Neighbourhood Cinema
Eye in the Sky (2015) R | 1h 42min
This film event is free – recommended donation to Mountain Rescue £2
Director: Gavin Hood
Starring: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman |
Drama, Thriller, War
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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Storyline
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.
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A morality tale of modern warfare – Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman star in Gavin Hood’s tense thriller exploring the ethics of drone strikes.
Critics Consensus: As taut as it is timely, Eye in the Sky offers a powerfully acted — and unusually cerebral — spin on the modern wartime political thriller.
Film starts 8.45pm – free admission – recommended donation to Mountain Rescue £2 Joining us for food – we have our main weekend evening menu options available from £10.95 or £14.95 for 2 courses– please book ahead.
Accommodation available
More film information here – Eye in the Sky (2015)-IMDB
