Poster

Eye in the Sky ()


Reference View | Change View


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.

Director:
Writer:
Awards:
Reviews:

Photos and Videos

Cast verified as complete

Edit
Faisa Hassan ...
Fatima Mo'Allim
...
Alia Mo'Allim
Armaan Haggio ...
Musa Mo'Allim
...
Colonel Katherine Powell
Bob Chappell ...
Simon Powell
Alex Gallafent ...
Reporter
...
Steve Watts
...
Sergeant Mushtaq Saddiq
...
Sergeant Mike Gleeson
...
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
...
Lieutenant General Frank Benson
...
Carrie Gershon
Lemogang Tsipa ...
Matt Levery
Paul Spauling ...
Command Support Staff
...
Lieutenant Colonel Ed Walsh
Kenneth Fok ...
First Crewman
...
Second Crewman - K. Moore
Henry Pilime ...
Parklands Gate Guard
Sammy Maina ...
Parklands Gate Guard
Hassan Abdullah ...
Shahid Ahmed
Ebby Weyime ...
Damisi
...
Major Moses Owiti
Mohammed Ali Sahra ...
Militia Leader
Chaltu Ahmed ...
Poor Woman
...
Jack Cleary
Ed Suter ...
Benson's Aide-De-Camp
...
George Matherson
...
Brian Woodale
...
Angela Northman
Roberto Kyle ...
Rasheed Hamud
Omar Abu Kadir ...
Driver Two
...
Lucy Galvez
James Gracie ...
Image Analyst (as James Alexander)
...
Jama Farah
Dileef Rahim ...
Amadu Gate Guard
Robert Omache ...
Amadu Gate Guard
Istar Takow ...
Woman Buying Bread
Bronson Mwangi ...
Kenyan Captain
...
Susan Danford / Ayesha Al-Hady
Andrew Ahula ...
Street Vendor (Buckets)
Hilowli Hassan ...
Militia Man
Abdi Mohamed Osman ...
Amadu Mukhtar
Dek Hassan ...
Abdullah Al-Hady
Ali Mohamed ...
Khalid
Ma Mohamed ...
Osman Abade
...
Major Harold Webb
...
James Willett
...
Kate Barnes
...
Tom Bellamy
...
Nigel Adler
...
Ken Stanitzke
Sonia Esguiera ...
Esther Alvarez (as Sonia Esgueira)
Mohamed Abdirahmaan ...
Abdi
Mohamed Fidow ...
Abdi Militia Soldier
...
Ms. Jillian Goldman
Sabrina Hassan ...
Woman Buying Bread (as Sabrina Hassan Abdulle)
Fatima Mohamed Mohamud ...
Woman Buying Bread
Timayare Shamso Hassan ...
Passerby
Fowzia Dahir ...
Woman Buying Bread
Abdilatief Takow ...
Ali
Fatumo Sheknoor Ali ...
Pedestrian
Hamdi Adam Shire ...
Pedestrian
Thelma Mabina ...
Nurse
Sandile Ntobla ...
Doctor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
...
Airman (uncredited)
...
Sammy (uncredited)
Elizabeth Nisbet ...
Steve's Friend (uncredited)
...
Robert Powell (uncredited)
...
Lizzy (uncredited)

Directed by

Edit
Gavin Hood

Written by

Edit
Guy Hibbert ... (written by)

Produced by

Edit
Claudia Bluemhuber ... executive producer
Benedict Carver ... executive producer
Ged Doherty ... producer
Cheryl Eatock ... line producer
Colin Firth ... producer
Guy Hibbert ... executive producer
Genevieve Hofmeyr ... producer: South Africa
David Lancaster ... producer
Karen Lunder ... co-producer
Xavier Marchand ... executive producer
Anne Sheehan ... executive producer
Stephen Wright ... executive producer (as Steven Wright) / executive producer

Music by

Edit
Paul Hepker
Mark Kilian

Cinematography by

Edit
Haris Zambarloukos

Editing by

Edit
Megan Gill

Editorial Department

Edit
Noel Albornoz ... digital intermediate assistant colorist
Logan Breit ... associate editor
Emily Freund ... post-production assistant
Barry Goch ... digital intermediate conform editor
Gareth Havard ... dailies producer
Jordan Koen ... dailies operator
Zach Marshall ... assistant editor: EPK and BTS
Ismael Salas ... digital intermediate color assist
Nwabisa Sonkqayi ... editorial intern
Kyle Stroebel ... colorist: dailies
Heidi Tebo ... digital intermediate producer
Mieke Vlaming ... assistant editor

Casting By

Edit
Deborah Aquila
Kate Dowd
Moonyeenn Lee
Tricia Wood

Production Design by

Edit
Johnny Breedt

Art Direction by

Edit
Graeme Cowie
Patrick O'Connor ... supervising art director

Set Decoration by

Edit
Fred Du Preez

Costume Design by

Edit
Ruy Filipe

Makeup Department

Edit
Johan 'Dries' Andries ... prosthetic makeup artist
Camilla Crewe ... makeup artist
Jodi Ann Hartogh ... makeup trainee (as Jodi-Ann Hartogh)
Tarryn Kohler ... prosthetic makeup artist
Raine Rafter ... makeup and hair designer
Odette Reebok ... key hair stylist (as Odette Rebok)
Minuche Snyman ... key makeup artist / key prosthetic makeup artist
Jill Swain ... assistant hair stylist
Juanette Visser ... key makeup artist (as Juanette Van Der Merwe) / key prosthetic makeup artist (as Juanette Van Der Merwe)

Production Management

Edit
Tamara Gagarin ... post-production supervisor
Carol Heij ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Edit
Robyn Glaser ... second assistant director
Nkululeko Radebe ... third assistant director
David Tumahole ... second second assistant director
Andre Weavind ... first assistant director

Art Department

Edit
Mark Baatjes ... carpenter
Lise-Marie Bothma ... fabricator
Lucille Doman ... graphic designer
Karl du Preez ... leadman
Thulani Duku ... carpenter
Siyavuya Dyasi ... carpenter
Mnonpholi Sadam Folokwe ... construction foreman (as Mnonpholi Folokwe)
Tendai Gava ... construction coordinator
Mogomat Majiet ... carpenter
Joseph Mosikwa ... assistant art director
Mnguni Rabooiba ... carpenter
Shuaib Samsodien ... carpenter
Malwande Sigabi ... set designer
Ruana Strydom ... props
Ismail Towfte ... carpenter
Nazmie Williams ... construction foreman
Rae Wynne-Roberts ... construction manager (as Rae Wynna-Roberts)
Lucky Zikhali ... assistant carpenter
Garreth Carikas ... graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

Edit
Brendan-John Allen ... boom operator
Justine Baker ... adr recordist
Paul Bliven ... sound recordist: commentary recordist / sound recordist: dvd commentary
Zane D. Bruce ... foley artist
Jason Charbonneau ... foley assistant
Bill R. Dean ... sound designer (as William R. Dean) / supervising sound editor (as William R. Dean)
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer
Ronald Eng ... sound effects editor
Stefan Fraticelli ... foley artist
Kevin Froines ... re-recording mix technician
Judah Getz ... adr mixer
Grant Harris ... adr recordist
Adam Jenkins ... re-recording mixer
Chase Keehn ... dialogue editor
Jenna Lange ... post audio producer
Nico Louw ... sound recordist
Craig Mann ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Joe Schiff ... dialogue editor
John Sievert ... foley artist
Louw Verwoerd ... daily
Stephen Webster ... adr mixer
Randy Wilson ... foley mixer / foley supervisor
Antony Zeller ... foley editor / foley mixer

Special Effects by

Edit
Zaahir Cassiem ... special effects trainee
Mickey Kirsten ... special effects supervisor
Ruan Liebenberg ... special effects technician
Shane McCreadie ... special effects assistant
Lance Peters ... key armourer
Vasili Rinquest ... special effects coordinator
Jonathan Steyn ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

Edit
Dan Akers ... compositing supervisor
Jonathan Alenskas ... lead cg lighting and shading: Darkside Studios / lead compositor: Darkside Studios / visual effects supervisor: Darkside Studios
Amir Azar ... digital production administrator: digital domain
Megan Bagshaw ... compositor
Jacques Bock ... visual effects producer: motif studios
Daniel Brimer ... visual effects executive producer: Digital Domain
Dean Broadland ... pipeline supervisor
David Cole ... lead digital colourist
Paz Drimer ... digital production administrator: digital domain
Christopher Ford ... 3d artist: TX VFX
Clinton Keith Ford ... 3d artist: TX VFX
Demi-Ray Goldberg ... visual effects artist
Simon Hansen ... visual effects supervisor
Stephanie Jandrell ... visual effects editor (as Stephanie Traut)
Aninka Jonck ... visual effects supervisor assistant
Nikos Kalaitzidis ... visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain
Paul Kalil ... visual effects producer
Wicus Labuschagne ... digital compositor
Theo le Roux Preis ... cg supervisor: TX VFX
Ali Maleka ... visual effects artist
Scott Meadows ... pre-visualization artist
Ricardo Musch ... digital compositor: Darkside Studios
Daisuke Nagae ... look development/lighting artist
Craig Parker ... visual effects artist
Jonty Pressinger ... digital compositor
Shamiel Rinquest ... visual effects artist: visual effects supervisors assistant/digital compositor
Manesh Shafiei ... media systems: Digital Domain / systems engineer: Digital Domain
Hannah Slezacek ... visual effects production manager
Richard Stevenson ... 3d artist: TX VFX
Andre Steyn ... compositor
Nick Tregenza ... roto artist
Heiko von Fintel ... matte painting artist
Trevor Wide ... model and texture supervisor: Digital Domain
Dries du Preez ... matchmove artist (uncredited)
Thorbjorn Steen ... motion graphics (uncredited)

Stunts

Edit
Munifa Canterbary ... stunts
Tyrone Dadd ... stunts
Warren Germishuys ... stunt driver / stunts
Francois Grobbelaar ... stunts
Grant Hulley ... stunt coordinator
Allen Irwin ... stunt driver / stunts
Chalatsane Kabelo ... stunt double (as Kabelo Bouga Chalatsane) / stunts (as Kabelo Bouga Chalatsane)
Nkagisang Madua ... stunts
Monelisi Magadla ... stunts
Boswell Maloka ... stunts
Caprice Masinga ... stunts
Darrell Mclean ... stunt coordinator / stunts
Karabo Mokhachana ... stunts (as Karabo Mokhachane)
Steven Mokhachane ... stunts
Anton Moon ... stunts
Anthen Moyo ... stunts
Malibongwe Mqamelo ... stunts
Anneli Muller ... stunt driver / stunts
Kenji Murapa ... stunts
Kundai Murapa ... stunt performer
Travis Paterson ... stunts
Mashudu Ramashotha ... stunts
Christopher September ... stunts
Sylvester Sindane ... stunts
Michael Soloman ... stunts
Franz Spilhaus ... stunt supervisor
Johann Spilhaus ... stunts (as Johan Spilhaus)
Brian Svosve ... stunts
Fleur van Eeden ... stunt double / stunts
Matthew Van Leeve ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Edit
Jeff Andrus ... dolly grip: second unit
Francois Archer ... first assistant camera
Keith Bernstein ... still photographer
Derek William Carlow ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jaryd Cohen ... camera trainee
Casey Crafford ... still photographer: additional photography
Apiwe Diko ... grip
Damian Doublé ... grip rigger
Cristo Duvenage ... digital imaging technician
Jonathan Farr ... loader: "a" camera
James Frater ... camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Jonathan Genis ... aerial cameraman
Ryan Groves ... Video Assistant: dailies
Jinny Gunuza ... electrician
Justin Hawkins ... first assistant camera
Leon Lotz ... central loader
Peter Mabutsana ... spark
Brad Maloney ... libra head technician
Skip Margetts ... director of photography: aerials
John Mckay ... gaffer
Themba Mfebe ... camera trainee
Hope Mxinwa ... generator operator
Romeo Ndirini ... key rigger
Vuyani Peter ... Assistant Grip
Dane Randall ... electrician
Travers Randall ... best boy lights
J.P. Ridgway ... key grip (as J.P. Ridgeway)
Caitlin Rollino ... second assistant camera
Keith Saayman ... libra head technician
Bohdi Schoeman ... dolly grip
Dan Sigobongo ... best boy grip
Marius Swart ... best boy rigging grip
Mark Van Der Merwe ... data wrangler (as Mark van De Merwe)

Casting Department

Edit
Emma Bolton ... casting assistant
Jaci Cheiman ... casting associate
Clare Harlow ... casting associate
Mario Jansen ... extras casting assistant
Craig Swanepoel ... extras casting director

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Edit
Hazel Adams ... seamstress
Stacey Dunn ... costume supervisor
Portia Mavityo ... costume assistant
Kyle Prowse ... buyer / set costumer
Rebekah Russell ... costume assistant
Cynthia Voorslag ... seamstress

Location Management

Edit
Jean Roux ... key assistant location manager

Music Department

Edit
Nick Angel ... music supervisor
Brent Brooks ... music editor: temp score
The Budapest Film Orchestra ... music performed by
Papa Ginou ... musician: duduk (as Papaginou)
Matthew Janszen ... orchestrator
Tamás Kurina ... score recording engineer (as Tamas Kurina)
Colleen M. Lutz ... score mixing assistant
Ard Matthews ... vocalist
Zauza Nagy ... musician: first violinist (as Ms. Zauza Nagy)
Satoshi Mark Noguchi ... score mixer
Lior Ron ... trailer composer
Marissa Steingold ... vocalist
Nibs Van Der Spuy ... musician: guitar
Daman Withsticks ... musician: percussion
Austin Fray ... composer: additional music, TV Spot Music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Edit
Morag Cameron ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

Edit
Adam Abram ... driver
Karl Andrews ... driver
James Baillie ... driver
Vincent Breedt ... action vehicle assistant
Sean Casey ... driver
Neville Clive ... driver
Melvyn Daniels ... driver
Nick Dunn ... transportation coordinator
Mo Esau ... driver
Shafick Gonclaves ... driver
Barton Greer ... driver
Heinrich Mohr ... driver
Juhlene Moller ... transport coordinator
Dennis Nanni ... driver (as Dennis Nani)
Melixolo Ntsomi ... driver
Clinton Philander ... driver
Armel Samba ... driver
Pieter September ... driver
Anthony Skiet ... driver
Hamilton Tyibelo ... driver
Khaya Woko ... driver
Lee Woodburne ... driver

Additional Crew

Edit
Hassan M. Abukar ... Somali translator
Aaron Becker ... title designer
Ron Bottitta ... voice actor
Hajra Cassim ... assistant: Gavin Hood
Grace C. Clark ... assistant: Benedict Carver
Peter Clark ... production accountant
Kyle N. Davy ... assistant: Genevieve Hofmeyer (as Kyle Davey)
John DeMita ... adr loop group
Dillon Dowdell ... assistant: David Lancaster
Hannah Earl ... assistant: David Lancaster
Kelsey Egan ... assistant: lead cast
Oge Egbuonu ... assistant: Ged Doherty (as Oge Egbuono)
Jane Fry ... completion bond guarantor
Andrew Germishuys ... props assistant
Andrew Gow ... development executive: Raindog Films
Amanda Kotze ... 1st assistant accountant
Oliver Kramer ... head of film for raindog films
Guy MacLeod ... additional crew: legal
Mark Martin ... assistant: Gavin Hood
Thato Mogoje ... production coordinator
Ali Moshref ... production executive: completion guarantor
Michael Moyo ... production assistant
Jason Pace ... adr loop group
Lance Peters ... key armourer
Sheena Peters ... armourer
Mike Powell ... Acquisitions Manager for Entertainment One Features
Alex Puccinelli ... adr loop group
Moira Quirk ... adr loop group
Llewellyn Radley ... Vice-President of Marketing: eOne
Simon Renshaw ... production coordinator: eOne
Emily Rice ... post-production accountant
Darren Richardson ... adr voice artist
Margaret Richey ... production assistant
Joy Sapieka ... unit publicist
Marvin Saven ... Moonlighting Financial Supervisor
Rinaldi Schoeman ... post production accountant
Sarah Schutte ... payroll
T.C. Setlogelo ... set pa
Timothy Shaw ... production coordinator
Julian Stone ... adr loop group
Amanda Sutton ... post payroll accountant
Craig Swanepoel ... extras casting and coordination
Farren van Niekerk ... additional crew: legal
Ethan Vaughan ... production assistant
Daniele Vitelli ... production assistant
Estelle Vockerodt ... assistant accountant
Lucy Wainwright ... head of business affairs for raindog films
Laura Wilson ... director of development: eOne

Thanks

Edit
Glen Basner ... special thanks
Gero Bauknecht ... thanks
Evan Bell ... special thanks
Nerissa Black ... special thanks (as Nerissa Hood)
Matthew E. Butler ... special thanks
Steve Clark-Hall ... special thanks
Will Clarke ... special thanks
Doug D'Arcy ... special thanks
Florian Dargel ... special thanks
Liza De Leon ... special thanks
Jerome Duboz ... special thanks
Holland Farkas ... special thanks
Basil Ford ... special thanks
Jenny Foutch ... special thanks
Mike Foutch ... special thanks
David Fox ... special thanks
Irene Gall ... special thanks
Livia Giuggioli ... special thanks (as Livia Firth)
Kade Hood ... special thanks
Lara Hood ... special thanks
Zoë Hood ... special thanks
Ian Hutchinson ... special thanks
Richard Miller ... special thanks
Martin Mills ... special thanks
Nicholas Napier-Bell ... special thanks (as Nick Napier-Bell)
Jess Platt ... special thanks
Steve Rabineau ... special thanks
Teresa Raeburn ... special thanks
Paul Raleigh ... special thanks
Alan Rickman ... in loving memory of
Mike Rizzuto ... special thanks
Cliff Roberts ... special thanks
Ken Roberts ... special thanks
Aaron Ryder ... special thanks
Gerd Schepers ... special thanks
Christa Smith ... special thanks
Doug Smith ... special thanks
Michael Sugar ... special thanks
Trishana Thevnarain ... special thanks

Production Companies

Edit

Distributors

Edit

Special Effects

Edit

Other Companies

Edit

Storyline

Edit
Plot Summary

Colonel Katherine Powell (Dame Helen Mirren) is a U.K.-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya. Through remote surveillance and on-the-ground intel, Powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from "capture" to "kill". But as American pilot Lieutenant Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute, reaching the highest levels of U.S. and British government, over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare. Written by Bleecker Street

Plot Keywords
Taglines The commander is in England. The drone pilot is in America. The terrorist is in Kenya. And the authority to strike is up in the air. See more »
Genres
Parents Guide View content advisory »
Certification

Additional Details

Edit
Also Known As
  • Les yeux dans le ciel (Canada, French title)
  • Enemigo invisible (United States, Spanish title)
  • Opération Eye in the Sky (France)
  • Eye in the Sky - In letzter Sekunde (Germany)
  • Espías desde el cielo (Spain)
  • See more »
Runtime
  • 102 min
Official Sites
Country
Language
Color
Aspect Ratio
Sound Mix
Filming Locations

Box Office

Budget $13,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

Edit
Trivia Final live-action movie role of Alan Rickman (Lieutenant General Frank Benson). See more »
Goofs The Reaper drone cannot hover; when loitering over a target, it flies in a circle. Yet the camera angle from the Reaper's feed never moves once settled on the target house. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Eye in the Sky: Perspectives (2016). See more »
Soundtracks Nude Dancing See more »
Crazy Credits Head Bean Counter - Graeme Law See more »
Quotes Lt. General Frank Benson: Never tell a soldier that he does not know the cost of war.
See more »

Contribute to This Page


Recently Viewed