Release Date: June 27th, 2014
Not Yet Rated|1 hr 39 min
Plot Summary
Two Air Force pilots in Nevada use an unmanned aerial vehicle to probe the Afghan mountain compound of a suspected al-Qaeda terrorist.
Cast: Matt O'Leary, Eloise Mumford, Amir Khalighi, Whip Hubley, Treasure Mallory, William Russ, Drea Garcia, Vivan Dugré
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Genres: Thriller
Distributors: Phase 4 Films
Mumford and O’Leary get beyond the cardboard character “types” and make these people more interesting and conflicted than they first seem. And the claustrophobic milieu, just two people staring at long range video, punching buttons, maneuvering their Reaper and trying to make snap decisions that won’t haunt them, serve the movie well. show more
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