5 Days of War (2011)

A drama set centered around the war between Russia and Georgia, and focused on an American journalist, his cameraman, and a Georgian native who become caught in the crossfire.

Director:

Renny Harlin

Writers:

Mikko Alanne (screenplay), David Battle (based on a screenplay by)

Stars:

Rupert Friend, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Richard Coyle

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rupert Friend	...	Thomas Anders
Emmanuelle Chriqui	...	Tatia Meddevi
Richard Coyle	...	Sebastian Ganz
Heather Graham	...	Miriam Eisner
Johnathon Schaech	...	Cpt. Rezo Avaliani
Rade Serbedzija	...	Col. Alexandr Demidov (as Rade Sherbedgia)
Andy Garcia	...	President Mikheil Saakashvili
Val Kilmer	...	Dutchman
Mikko Nousiainen	...	Daniil
Mikheil Gomiashvili	...	Anton Meddevi
Ana Imnadze	...	Sofi Meddevi (as Ani Imnadze)
Antje Traue	...	Zoe
Kenneth Cranham	...	Michael Stilton (as Ken Cranham)
Dean Cain	...	Chris Bailot
Sergo Shvedkov	...	Minister Temur Iakobashvili

Storyline

A drama set centered around the war between Russia and Georgia, and focused on an American journalist, his cameraman, and a Georgian native who become caught in the crossfire.

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Plot Keywords:

cameraman | 21th century | year 2007 | journalist | south ossetia | 

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Taglines:

Their only weapon is the truth.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody war violence and atrocities, and for pervasive language.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Georgia USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 June 2011 (Georgia)

Also Known As:

Untitled Renny Harlin/Georgia-Russia War Project

Filming Locations:

Republic of Georgia

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,254, 21 August 2011, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$17,149, 11 September 2011

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rex Media,Georgia International Films,Midnight Sun Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Near the beginning, president Saakashvili can be seen munching on his necktie. This was based on an actual incident, in which the president was caught on camera while chewing on his tie, unaware that the camera was rolling. The footage has been widely translated, and can be easily found on YouTube.

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Goofs

At 1:26:19, the satellite upload screen showing the progress of the upload indicates the "Pre-cash". It should have been spelled "Pre-cache".

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Alternate Versions

In Polish release, music from ending credits was replaced by fragments of Lech Kaczynski's speech from Tbilisi in 2008. Additionally, Polish version was dedicated to Kaczynski.

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Soundtracks

No Fear of Heights
Written and Performed by Katie Melua
Courtesy of Dramatico Entertainment Ltd.

User Reviews

Propaganda? Yeah that fits.

I could spend an hour writing a detailed play by play of the movie, but it's easier to say that yes... This is in fact a propaganda movie, so much so it uses the actual Georgian Army as "actors" for this film and using only Georgians as sources for the script.

But with that aside, can it be considered a good movie regardless of it's fictional re-writing of history? Sadly this is also no, it has direct to DVD written all over it, If it hadn't been filmed in Georgia, using Georgian soldiers giving it a authentic look it would have nothing standing this movie up.

I'll end this on a quote from Anna Neistat who works for "amnesty international" "This film portrays Russians and Ossetians as barbaric beasts and Georgians as peace angels." I couldn't sum it up any better Anna.