By Suzanne A. Marshall from the August 2016 Edition
Starring: Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, Aaron Paul, Barkhad Abdi, Phoebe Fox….
Director: Gavin Hood
“Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees 
her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.”
This was an intense and interesting modern day story that most of us can relate to given the state of escalating terrorist activities around the world. The ethics of warfare are a large consideration in the story line where decisions are based on ‘losing a few to save many’. It is definitely a military situation with a global perspective between operatives out of the UK, USA and Africa. The movie also defines the current methods of warfare involving high end technology, communications, missiles and drone capabilities. Actually, though this is a work of fiction, it leaves one wondering about the capabilities of drones these days and just how vulnerable we all may be because of their use.
Just recently released for Netflix, the movie was really well done. Helen Mirren is excellent in this role as are the sup-porting cast members. It’s a good watch.
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Suzanne A. Marshall hails from western Canada and has been living the good life in Manzanillo over the past 8 years. She is a wife, mom and grandma. She is retired from executive business management where her writing skills focused on bureaucratic policy, marketing and business newsletters. Now she shares the fun and joy of writing about everyday life experiences in beautiful Manzanillo, Mexico, the country, its people, the places and the events.
