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5 Days of War is a 2011 propaganda war film directed by Renny Harlin. The story is about the Russo-Georgian War over the Russian-backed breakaway autonomous republic of South Ossetia in Georgia, including the events leading up to the conflict.. The film was released in Georgia as 5 Days of August, and in other countries as 5 Days of War and also City on Fire.
Jun 6, 2011 · 5 Days of War: Directed by Renny Harlin. With Rupert Friend, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Richard Coyle, Heather Graham. A drama set centered around the war between Russia and Georgia, and focused on an American journalist, his cameraman, and a Georgian native who become caught in the crossfire.
Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Opening with the oft-quoted statement "The first casualty of war is truth," 5 Days of War should have heeded its own warning. Rated: 1/5 Sep 9, 2011 Full ...
Jul 6, 2011 · Based on true stories, "5 Days Of War" is a drama set centered around the war between Russia and Georgia, and focused on an American journalist, his camerama...
Aug 31, 2011 · At the end of this film there is a montage of sad people holding photographs of their grandparents, parents, husbands, wives or children, who were killed during the so-called Five Days of War between Russia and Georgia. It is unforgivable to borrow human grief and evoke it to lend weight to an action movie scarcely deeper than a Michael Bay extravaganza.
An American journalist and his cameraman are caught in the combat zone during the first Russian airstrikes against Georgia. Rescuing Tatia, a young Georgian schoolteacher separated from her family during the attack, the two reporters agree to help reunite her with her family in exchange for serving as their interpreter. As the three attempt to escape to safety, they witness--and document--the ...
5 Days of War (also known as 5 Days of August) is a 2011 action film by Finnish director Renny Harlin. The story is about the Russo-Georgian War over the Russian-backed breakaway republic of South Ossetia in Georgia, including the events leading up to the conflict.
In this intensely human portrayal of courage under fire, acclaimed director Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger) combines heart pounding action with real human drama, as he tells the riveting story of a war reporter caught behind enemy lines during the 2008 Russian invasion of Georgia.
In August 2008, amid the war between Russia and Georgia in South Ossetia American reporter Thomas Anders (Rupert Friend, The Young Victoria) and his cameraman (Richard Coyle, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time) try to document the escalating conflict. But when Thomas falls for a young Georgian girl (Emmanuelle Chriqui, Entourage) he realises that sometimes you can't just stand by and do nothing ...
From acclaimed director Renny Harlin, 5 Days of War is an action-packed thriller that sheds light on the complicated politics and danger involved with exposing the truth during wartime. Inspired by the real events of the swift, but devastating, five-day war between Russia and the Georgian Republic in 2008, this vivid, heart-pounding film centers around a renegade American journalist (Rupert ...
