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| Eye in the Sky |
Drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are the norm, the new frontline, in modern warfare, but what of the ethical and conscientious questions that come along with it? Are they legal? In the event of unintended civilian deaths, will they be written off as mere collateral damage? Who takes the ultimate responsibility? Director Gavin Hood navigates this prickly moral minefield in a riveting, tense war-thriller that unfolds as a real-time drone attack on a possible terrorist target in Kenya while simultaneously exploring the perpetual moral conflicts drone pilots find themselves in during such operations. The result is a taut nail-biter and a timely provocative suspenser, if a touch melodramatic, led by top-shelf performances from Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman (in his last on-screen role) et al.
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