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Eye in the Sky

- Welcome to the new front line

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.

Release Date : 2015-09-07

Language :SomaliEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Raindog FilmsEntertainment One Features

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Helen Mirren

Character Name : Colonel Katherine Powell

Original Name : Helen Mirren

Gender : Female

Aaron Paul

Character Name : Steve Watts

Original Name : Aaron Paul

Gender : Male

Alan Rickman

Character Name : Lieutenant General Frank Benson

Original Name : Alan Rickman

Gender : Male

Barkhad Abdi

Character Name : Jama Farah

Original Name : Barkhad Abdi

Gender : Male

Jeremy Northam

Character Name : Brian Woodale

Original Name : Jeremy Northam

Gender : Male

Phoebe Fox

Character Name : Carrie Gershon

Original Name : Phoebe Fox

Gender : Female

Armaan Haggio

Character Name : Musa Mo'Allim

Original Name : Armaan Haggio

Gender : Male

Aisha Takow

Character Name : Alia Mo'Allim

Original Name : Aisha Takow

Gender : Female

Monica Dolan

Character Name : Angela Northman

Original Name : Monica Dolan

Gender : Female

Richard McCabe

Character Name : George Matherson

Original Name : Richard McCabe

Gender : Male

Babou Ceesay

Character Name : Sergeant Mushtaq Saddiq

Original Name : Babou Ceesay

Gender : Male

John Heffernan

Character Name : Major Harold Webb

Original Name : John Heffernan

Gender : Male

Michael O'Keefe

Character Name : Ken Stanitzke

Original Name : Michael O'Keefe

Gender : Male

Laila Robins

Character Name : Ms. Jillian Goldman

Original Name : Laila Robins

Gender : Female

Iain Glen

Character Name : James Willett

Original Name : Iain Glen

Gender : Male

Faisa Hassan

Character Name : Fatima Mo'Allim

Original Name : Faisa Hassan

Gender : Male

Bob Chappell

Character Name : Simon Powell

Original Name : Bob Chappell

Gender : Male

Alex Gallafent

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Alex Gallafent

Gender : Male

Carl Beukes

Character Name : Sergeant Mike Gleeson

Original Name : Carl Beukes

Gender : Male

Kate Liquorish

Character Name : Female Sergeant

Original Name : Kate Liquorish

Gender : Female

Richard Stephenson

Character Name : Staff Sergeant

Original Name : Richard Stephenson

Gender : Male

Gabriella Pinto

Character Name : Female Corporal

Original Name : Gabriella Pinto

Gender : Male

Tylan Wray

Character Name : Male Corporal

Original Name : Tylan Wray

Gender : Male

Hossain Dahir

Character Name : Driver One

Original Name : Hossain Dahir

Gender : Male

Mondé Sibisi

Character Name : Muhammad Abdisalaam

Original Name : Mondé Sibisi

Gender : Male

Warren Masemola

Character Name : Agent Atieno

Original Name : Warren Masemola

Gender : Male

Ahmed Mohamed Ali

Character Name : Omar

Original Name : Ahmed Mohamed Ali

Gender : Male

Lemogang Tsipa

Character Name : Matt Levery

Original Name : Lemogang Tsipa

Gender : Male

Paul Spaulding

Character Name : Command Support Staff

Original Name : Paul Spaulding

Gender : Male

Gavin Hood

Character Name : Lieutenant Colonel Ed Walsh

Original Name : Gavin Hood

Gender : Male

Kenneth Fok

Character Name : First Crewman

Original Name : Kenneth Fok

Gender : Male

Zak Rowlands

Character Name : Second Crewman - K. Moore

Original Name : Zak Rowlands

Gender : Male

Henry Pilime

Character Name : Parklands Gate Guard

Original Name : Henry Pilime

Gender : Male

Sammy Maina

Character Name : Parklands Gate Guard

Original Name : Sammy Maina

Gender : Male

Hassan Abdullah

Character Name : Shahid Ahmed

Original Name : Hassan Abdullah

Gender : Male

Ebby Weyime

Character Name : Damisi

Original Name : Ebby Weyime

Gender : Female

Vusi Kunene

Character Name : Major Moses Owiti

Original Name : Vusi Kunene

Gender : Male

Mohammed Ali Sahra

Character Name : Militia Leader

Original Name : Mohammed Ali Sahra

Gender : Male

Chaltu Ahmed

Character Name : Poor Woman

Original Name : Chaltu Ahmed

Gender : Male

Francis Chouler

Character Name : Jack Cleary

Original Name : Francis Chouler

Gender : Male

Ed Suter

Character Name : Benson's Aide-De-Camp

Original Name : Ed Suter

Gender : Male

Roberto Kyle

Character Name : Rasheed Hamud

Original Name : Roberto Kyle

Gender : Male

Omar Abu Kadir

Character Name : Driver Two

Original Name : Omar Abu Kadir

Gender : Male

Kim Suzanne Engelbrecht

Character Name : Lucy Galvez

Original Name : Kim Suzanne Engelbrecht

Gender : Female

James Alexander

Character Name : Image Analyst

Original Name : James Alexander

Gender : Male

Dileef Rahim

Character Name : Amadu Gate Guard

Original Name : Dileef Rahim

Gender : Male

Robert Omache

Character Name : Amadu Gate Guard

Original Name : Robert Omache

Gender : Male

Istar Takow

Character Name : Woman Buying Bread

Original Name : Istar Takow

Gender : Male

Bronson Mwangi

Character Name : Kenyan Captain

Original Name : Bronson Mwangi

Gender : Male

Lex King

Character Name : Susan Danford / Ayesha Al-Hady

Original Name : Lex King

Gender : Female

Andrew Ahula

Character Name : Street Vendor (Buckets)

Original Name : Andrew Ahula

Gender : Male

Hilowli Hassan

Character Name : Militia Man

Original Name : Hilowli Hassan

Gender : Male

Abdi Mohamed Osman

Character Name : Amadu Mukhtar

Original Name : Abdi Mohamed Osman

Gender : Male

Dek Hassan

Character Name : Abdullah Al-Hady

Original Name : Dek Hassan

Gender : Male

Ali Mohamed

Character Name : Khalid

Original Name : Ali Mohamed

Gender : Male

Ma Mohamed

Character Name : Osman Abade

Original Name : Ma Mohamed

Gender : Male

Jessica Jones

Character Name : Kate Barnes

Original Name : Jessica Jones

Gender : Male

Daniel Fox

Character Name : Tom Bellamy

Original Name : Daniel Fox

Gender : Male

Graham Hopkins

Character Name : Nigel Adler

Original Name : Graham Hopkins

Gender : Male

Sonia Esgueira

Character Name : Esther Alvarez

Original Name : Sonia Esgueira

Gender : Male

Mohamed Abdirahmaan

Character Name : Abdi

Original Name : Mohamed Abdirahmaan

Gender : Male

Mohamed Fidow

Character Name : Abdi Militia Soldier

Original Name : Mohamed Fidow

Gender : Male

Sabrina Hassan Abdulle

Character Name : Woman Buying Bread

Original Name : Sabrina Hassan Abdulle

Gender : Male

Fatima Mohamed Mohamud

Character Name : Woman Buying Bread

Original Name : Fatima Mohamed Mohamud

Gender : Male

Timayare Shamso Hassan

Character Name : Passerby

Original Name : Timayare Shamso Hassan

Gender : Male

Fowzia Dahir

Character Name : Woman Buying Bread

Original Name : Fowzia Dahir

Gender : Male

Abdilatief Takow

Character Name : Ali

Original Name : Abdilatief Takow

Gender : Male

Fatumo Sheknoor Ali

Character Name : Pedestrian

Original Name : Fatumo Sheknoor Ali

Gender : Male

Hamdi Adam Shire

Character Name : Pedestrian

Original Name : Hamdi Adam Shire

Gender : Male

Thelma Mabina

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Thelma Mabina

Gender : Male

Sandile Ntobla

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Sandile Ntobla

Gender : Male

Reviews

R

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

> The modern warfare, and its advantages as well as drawbacks. A new kind of war. When everyone is worried about robots might take over our jobs, it meant military as well. There was not robots in this, but a war fought from a safe distance and soldiers don't have to be physically trained so well, even the geeks with the gaming knowledge can take over. So a film about the modern warfare where the casualty rate is very minimum and can be accomplished before any major assault take place. From the South African director of 'Ender's Game' fame. This is slightly a similar theme, but a real world affair and a real time presentation. Initially I thought it was a remake of the Hong Kong film of the same name. We had seen drone attacks in the films, but they won't last for a few minutes. This film was entirely about how drone missions work that told with detail. "Never tell a soldier that he does not know the cost of war." This was a very good film and they must make a sequel to it. This film will get a special status going towards the future. There were no physically exceptional performances, the stars' presence and their verbal expressions were stronger. So there many thrilling scenes with great lines, especially Alan Rickman's final dialogue. This film was his final film and he was excellent like the usual. Even the Abdi's role was small, but powerful and so Helen Mirren's, but Aaron Paul and the rest were decent. The story was good, but I did not like the too much sentimentalised. Because all's fair in love and war. You won't make a film to please the terrorists and their sympathisers. Other than that it is a masterpiece. Surely worth a watch. 8/10

D

DanDare

@DanDare

2021-06-23

Eye in the Sky wants to explore the question of drone warfare. An operation to capture a terrorist cell in Kenya. Helen Mirren plays Colonel who is rather gung ho and wants to take out the bad guys before they do more harm. Aaron Paul is a drone pilot who is dithering because of the risk to civilian casualties. The film pursues the human touch of a young girl selling bread in the market place, being at the wrong place as that is where the drone aims to strike. Eye in the Sky is an oddly structured film, it is tense as the audience wonders of the little girl will be safe. It also wants to have an open and even debate on the morals and perils of drone warfare but it all feels rather undercooked and underwhelming. This was Alan Rickman's final film, he rightly has the last line: 'Never tell a soldier they don't know the cost of war.'

J

Jack

@brightonguy

2021-06-23

I was looking for a film to watch. Being a big Helen Mirren fan, I decided to give this one a go. What a great choice it was! The fact that the entire film is in real time, meaning we watch the event as they unfold in real time, makes it a true edge-of-the-seat stuff. Acting was nothing to brag about but the story was great. As you watch it, you keep finding yourself arguing with yourself, trying to decide what you would actually do if you were one of the characters in the film. If you’re looking for something to watch and have access to this film, don’t even think for a second and press that play button. Would I watch it again? Yes! Would I make my friends watch it? Absolutely!