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Mirren plays a colonel who insists on an immediate drone
strike after discovering the location of a number of the most
dangerous militants in the world. However, not all the
politicians in the British cabinet who are needed to make the
decision agree with her assertive stance.
Speaking in an interview, Mirren said "I think, in the military
that you have to be blinkered because to become too concerned
about the implications of what you're doing and the byproducts
of what you're doing it's just too disturbing and distressing."
"You can't discuss it at the get-go…. while Hitler was invading
Hungary and Poland and starting off something that caused
unspeakable havoc and if only the world had had the balls to
stand up to Hitler early, early on and not talk, we'd live in a
different world now," she added.
As the different factions begin to agree on a strategy, a young
girl selling bread sets up shop within the target zone, adding
further moral, humanitarian and legal discussions.
“Tsotsi” and “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” director Gavin Hood
auditioned hard to direct the film after reading writer Guy
Hibbert's script.
"What 'Eye in the Sky' I hope does as a film is that it reminds
us that complicated issues require genuine dialogue,” Hood
explained. “Deep dive into the issues at stake and not
simplistic positional ideas. And I hope that that's what the
film does for the audience, to allow people going into the film
who might have very clear ideas about what they would do in
different circumstances and coming out of the film might be
ready to talk to someone with a different point of view on both
sides and if we do that, then we're back to having a democracy
in a way. Democracy is about having a conversation, not winner
takes all."
"Eye in the Sky" hits North American screens on March 11.
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