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Green Zone

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Original title

The Green Zoneaka

AKA

Imperial Life in the Emerald City

Year

2010

Running time

115 min.

Country

United States

Director

Paul Greengrass

Screenwriter

Paul Greengrass. Book: Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Cast

Music

John Powell

Cinematography

Barry Ackroyd

Producer

Universal Pictures, Studiocanal, Relativity Studios, Working Title Films

Genre

War. Action. Thriller | Iraq War. Politics

Synopsis

A thriller about a pair of CIA agents on the trail of certain Weapons of Mass Destruction and a foreign correspondent following their mission. It is 2003, and U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) and his team of inspectors have been dispatched by their commanders to find weapons believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but instead stumble upon an elaborate cover-up that subverts the purpose of their mission.

Spun by operatives with intersecting agendas, Miller must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil for answers that will either clear a rogue regime or escalate a war in an unstable region. At this blistering time and in this combustible place, he will find the most elusive weapon of all is the truth.

Inspired by Imperial Life in the Emerald City. US release: 12th march 2010.

Awards: 2010: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Stunt Ensemble

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Critics' reviews

"Made with daring and passion, it attempts the impossible and comes remarkably close to pulling it off."

Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
"Watchable in spite of Greengrass as much as because of him. The story is good enough to make viewers want to ignore the photography"

Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle
"The climax is as ludicrous as any Jack Bauer adventure, and Greengrass is always on shaky ground. Literally"

David Edelstein: Vulture
"Vivid and convincingly realistic (...) Greengrass' high-voltage action drama does a better job of defining where the U.S. went hopelessly wrong on Iraq than it does in creating a plausible suspense scenario."

Todd McCarthy: Variety
"Too little and too late? Maybe. But even in this Bourne Zone, Damon and Greengrass haven't shirked their duty to enlighten and entertain. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"No matter where your political gullibilities lie, 'Green Zone' is a riveting piece of actioneering"

Marc Savlov: Austin Chronicle
"An energetic, frenzied thriller -- Paul Greengrass-style -- set in Iraq in the chaotic post-invasion days. (...) It's a remarkable film."

Kirk Honeycutt: The Hollywood Reporter
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41 My Top 10 Movies from 2010 (96)
61 My Favorite War Movies (87)

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