Eye in the Sky Lands on June 28

The moral implications of modern warfare are confronted in Bleecker Street's powerful drama, Eye in the Sky, coming to Blu-ray and DVD on June 28, 2016, from Universal Pictures Home

Directed by Academy Award Winner Gavin Hood (Tsotsi, Ender's Game) and written by Guy Hibbert ("Complicit," Five Minutes of Heaven), Eye in the Sky follows Colonel Katherine Powell (Helen Mirren), a UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya. Using remote surveillance and on-the-ground intelligence, Powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from "capture" to "kill." But as American pilot 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 American and British government, over the moral, political and personal implications of modern military operations.
Entertainment.  Note, Uni will release the DVD/BD for Libraries, day  & date with the "retail" release!

Tackling an ethical dilemma in a thought-provoking suspenseful story, the gritty film stars Academy Award Winner, Helen Mirren (Trumbo, The Queen), Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad," Need for Speed), Academy Award® Nominee Barkhad Abdi (Captain Philips), Iain Glen ("Game of Thrones," Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) and the late Alan Rickman (Die Hard, Harry Potter) in his final on-screen performance. Eye in the Sky "holds us in a vise and keeps squeezing" according to Peter Travers of Rolling Stone.


BLU-RAY, DVD AND DIGITAL HD BONUS FEATURES:

"Perspective" Featurette: Actress Helen Mirren, Director Gavin Hood, and Producer Colin Firth explain how the film serves as a mechanism for discussion on the moral conflict surrounding drone warfare.
"Morals" Featurette: There's more at stake than meets the eye. Actress Helen Mirren, director Gavin Hood, and producer Colin Firth discuss the moral and ethical questions raised in the film.

FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Barkhad Abdi, Iain Glen, Alan Rickman
Directed By: Gavin Hood
Screenplay Written By: Guy Hibbert
Produced By: Ged Doherty, Colin Firth, David Lancaster
Executive Produced By: Claudia Bluemhuber, Benedict Carver, Xavier Marchand
Director of Photography: Haris Zambarloukos
Production Designer: Johnny Breedt
Edited By: Megan Gill
Music By: Paul Hepker, Mark Kilian
Costumes By: Ruy Filipe

TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY:
Street Date: June 28, 2016
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.40:1
Rating: Rated R for some violent images and language.
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish Subtitles
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Run Time: 1 Hour, 42 Minutes   

 

TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:Street Date: June 28, 2016
Layers: Dual Layers
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
Rating: Rated R for some violent images and language.
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish Subtitles
Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1
Run Time: 1 Hour, 42 Minutes