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Good Kill (2015)

Good Kill
Good Kill
R
Thriller
Action
Documentary

Release Date
April 9, 2015
Director
Andrew Niccol
Cast
Fatima El Bahraquy , El Khttabi Abdelouahab , Ethan Hawke , Bruce Greenwood , Jake Abel , Ryan Montano
Runtime
104
Main Genre
Thriller
Studio
Voltage Pictures
Writers
Andrew Niccol
Tagline
If you never face your enemy, how can you face yourself?

Summary

The film tells the story of a Las Vegas fighter-pilot turned drone-pilot (Ethan Hawke), who fights the Taliban via remote control for half of his day, then goes home to his wife (January Jones) and kids in the suburbs for the other half. But the pilot is starting to question the mission. Is he creating more terrorists than he’s killing? Is he fighting a war without end? One soldier’s tale with epic implications. Good Kill is a visually stunning exploration of how a man’s psychological, emotional and moral boundaries are challenged by the realities of 21st century warfare. The film initiates an important dialogue about the current techniques used in modern war, and in the same vein as The Hurt Locker and Full Metal Jacket, illustrates how war is constantly being redefined according to the technologies and methods in play.

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