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Drone

  • 20142014
  • 1h 18m
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6.7/10
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Drone (2014)
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The documentary is about the covert CIA drone war. Through voices on both sides of this new technology, the film reveals crucial information about the drone war in Pakistan and offers unique... Read allThe documentary is about the covert CIA drone war. Through voices on both sides of this new technology, the film reveals crucial information about the drone war in Pakistan and offers unique insights into the nature of drone warfare.The documentary is about the covert CIA drone war. Through voices on both sides of this new technology, the film reveals crucial information about the drone war in Pakistan and offers unique insights into the nature of drone warfare.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
732
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
101,802
69,417
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    • Director
      • Tonje Hessen Schei
    • Writer
      • Tonje Hessen Schei
    • Stars
      • Brandon Bryant
      • Zubair Rehman
      • John Bellinger III
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Tonje Hessen Schei
    • Writer
      • Tonje Hessen Schei
    • Stars
      • Brandon Bryant
      • Zubair Rehman
      • John Bellinger III
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    • 6User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 2 nominations

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    Brandon Bryant
    • Self - Former Drone Operator, U.S. Air Force
    Zubair Rehman
    • Self - Drone Strike Survivor, North Waziristan
    • (as Zubair Ur Rehman)
    John Bellinger III
    • Self - Legal Adviser, U.S. State Department
    Mark Mazzetti
    Mark Mazzetti
    • Self - Author, The Way of the Knife
    Chris Woods
    • Self - Author, Sudden Justice
    Bryan Callahan
    • Self - Director of RPA Operations
    • (as Lt. Col. Bryan Callahan)
    Clive Stafford Smith
    • Self - Human Rights Lawyer, Reprieve
    Shahzad Akbar
    • Self - Human Rights Lawyer, Director of Foundation for Fundamental Rights
    Jonathan Landay
    • Self - Investigative Journalist
    Hina Shamsi
    • Self - Human Rights Lawyer
    Jay Carney
    Jay Carney
    • Self - White House Press Secretary
    Imran Khan Niazi
    • Self - Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insal
    • (as Imran Khan)
    Lawrence Wilkerson
    Lawrence Wilkerson
    • Self - Chief of Staff to Secretary of State
    Andy Von Flotow
    • Self - Founding Chairman, INSITU
    Michael Haas
    • Self - Former Drone Operator, U.S. Air Force
    Rafiq Rehman
    • Self - Resident, North Waziristan
    • (as Rafiq Ur Rehman)
    P.W. Singer
    • Self - Author, Wired for War
    Missy Cummings
    Missy Cummings
    • Self - Associate Professor of Aeronautics, MIT
    • Director
      • Tonje Hessen Schei
    • Writer
      • Tonje Hessen Schei
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    2/10
    Vitally Important Discussion - Lacks Credibility
    There are few topics, in my view, more important than the discussion of how drone and other technological weapons forged in our modern network-centric age are utilized. This film attempts to broach the topic but it has one fatal flaw.

    While the director, Tonje Hessen Schei, tells audiences in screenings that she has told the story from "both sides of the drones," she has markedly missed the mark like a hellfire missile following a laser malfunction. Tonje does not present reality, rather she presents actors ready to recite lines on command.

    The "drone operators" in her film, and especially her star and literal poster child, Brandon Bryant, devastate the credibility of her film once any research is done.

    As the film "Brandon Bryant the Documentary: Drones & Deceptions" demonstrates, DRONE from Hessen Schei lacks credibility by engaging an actor who will say anything for the camera; a great benefit to a fictional work, but quite fatal to the credibility of a documentary.
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    • Apr 19, 2016

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    • Release date
      • April 10, 2014 (Norway)
    • Countries of origin
      • Norway
      • Pakistan
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • production company
    • Languages
      • English
      • Urdu
      • Pashtu
    • Also known as
      • Дрон
    • Production companies
      • Flimmer Film
      • Radiator Film
      • Volt Film
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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