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Good Kill is a 2014 drama directed by Andrew Niccol and starring Ethan Hawke, Bruce Greenwood, and Zoë Kravitz. The film premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival and was also shown in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival. It features a cast including January Jones and Jake Abel.
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| Country | United States |
| Year | 2014 |
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What is Good Kill (2014) about?
Ethan Hawke plays Major Tommy Egan, a former fighter pilot who now flies armed CIA drones over Afghanistan from a trailer near Las Vegas while commuting home to his family each night. The moral weight of the strikes, especially when civilians are hit, gradually destroys him.
Who directed Good Kill?
Andrew Niccol wrote and directed it — his third collaboration with Ethan Hawke after "Gattaca" (1997) and "Lord of War" (2005). The cast also includes Bruce Greenwood, January Jones, and Zoë Kravitz.
Is Good Kill based on a true story?
The characters are fictional, but the screenplay dramatizes real practices of the U.S. drone program, including CIA "signature strikes" over Pakistan's tribal regions and operators living suburban Las Vegas lives between shifts. The film is grounded in actual reporting on drone warfare.
When and where did Good Kill premiere?
It premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival in 2014 and then screened in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in U.S. theaters by IFC Films.
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