Eye in the Sky
Directed by Gavin Hood
Starring Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Phoebe Fox, Armaan Haggio, Aisha Takow, Monica Dolan, Richard McCabe
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Sad / lowA 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.
- Original language
- English
- Screenplay
- Guy Hibbert
- Music
- Paul Hepker, Mark Kilian
- Cinematography
- Skip Margetts
- Cast
- Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Phoebe Fox, Armaan Haggio, Aisha Takow, Monica Dolan, Richard McCabe, Babou Ceesay, John Heffernan
Updated July 22, 2026
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