
Movie · drama, thriller
Eye in the Sky
2016 · 1h 42m · R
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What is it about? 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.
Genres: drama, thriller, war. Themes: drone, terrorism, us military, air force base, combat drone.
Cast and crew Eye in the Sky
AllCreators
- Directed byGavin Hood
- ScreenplayGuy Hibbert
- MusicPaul Hepker
- MusicMark Kilian
- CinematographyHaris Zambarloukos
- EditingMegan Gill
Full cast and crew71 cast members, 111 crew
Cast:
- Helen Mirren · Colonel Katherine Powell
- Aaron Paul · Steve Watts
- Alan Rickman · Lieutenant General Frank Benson
- Barkhad Abdi · Jama Farah
- Jeremy Northam · Brian Woodale
- Phoebe Fox · Carrie Gershon
- Armaan Haggio · Musa Mo'Allim
- Aisha Takow · Alia Mo'Allim
- Monica Dolan · Angela Northman
- Richard McCabe · George Matherson
- Babou Ceesay · Sergeant Mushtaq Saddiq
- John Heffernan · Major Harold Webb
- Michael O'Keefe · Ken Stanitzke
- Laila Robins · Jillian Goldman
- Iain Glen · James Willett
- Faisa Hassan · Fatima Mo'Allim
- Bob Chappell · Simon Powell
- Alex Gallafent · Reporter
- Carl Beukes · Sergeant Mike Gleeson
- Kate Liquorish · Female Sergeant
- Richard Stephenson · Staff Sergeant
- Gabriella Pinto · Female Corporal
- Tylan Wray · Male Corporal
- Hossain Dahir · Driver One
- Mondé Sibisi · Muhammad Abdisalaam
- Warren Masemola · Agent Atieno
- Ahmed Mohamed Ali · Omar
- Lemogang Tsipa · Matt Levery
- Paul Spaulding · Command Support Staff
- Gavin Hood · Lieutenant Colonel Ed Walsh
- Kenneth Fok · First Crewman
- Zak Rowlands · Second Crewman - K. Moore
- Henry Pilime · Parklands Gate Guard
- Sammy Maina · Parklands Gate Guard
- Hassan Abdullah · Shahid Ahmed
- Ebby Weyime · Damisi
- Vusi Kunene · Major Moses Owiti
- Mohammed Ali Sahra · Militia Leader
- Chaltu Ahmed · Poor Woman
- Francis Chouler · Jack Cleary
Crew:
- Gavin Hood · Director
- Haris Zambarloukos · Director of Photography
- Johnny Breedt · Production Design
- Megan Gill · Editor
- Colin Firth · Producer
- Ged Doherty · Producer
- David Lancaster · Producer
- Deborah Aquila · Casting
- Kate Dowd · Casting
- Ruy Filipe · Costume Design
- Tricia Wood · Casting
- Paul Hepker · Original Music Composer
- Mark Kilian · Original Music Composer
- Guy Hibbert · Executive Producer
- Claudia Bluemhuber · Executive Producer
- Moonyeenn Lee · Casting
- Stephen Wright · Executive Producer
- Anne Sheehan · Executive Producer
- Xavier Marchand · Executive Producer
- Benedict Carver · Executive Producer
- Guy Hibbert · Writer
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Details Eye in the Sky

- Premiere
- September 7, 2015, Romania
- Premiere
- January 7, 2016, United States
- First theatrical release
- March 10, 2016
- Release in the US
- April 1, 2016
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Studios
- Raindog Films, Entertainment One Features
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $13M
- Worldwide gross
- $18.7M
Frequently asked questions
How long is Eye in the Sky?
1h 42m (102 minutes).
Who’s in Eye in the Sky?
Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Phoebe Fox, Armaan Haggio, Aisha Takow, Monica Dolan, and Richard McCabe. Directed by Gavin Hood.
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