The Operators

original title:
The Operators
country / year of production:
USA / 2015
original length:
color
premiere:
2015
genre:
drama
based on:
Hastings, Michael: "The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan." New York: Blue Rider Press, 2012.
director:
David Michôd
film script:
producer:
Brad Pitt
cinematographer:
editor:
composer:
cast (role):
Brad Pitt
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plot synopsis:
The movie deals with events around General Stanley McChrystal, Commander in Chief of US- as well as international forces in Afghanistan. McChrystal was discharged in 2010, following a publication by journalist Michael Hastings which accused him of pejorative comments on the White House. This was later partly proved wrong and McChrystal is now rehabilitated.
keywords:
based on a true story , denunciation , terrorism , incompetent officers , UN soldiers , journalism
war:
"War against Terrorism"
literature:
remarks:
Michael Hastings died in a car crash in 2013. There is a ferocious debate on a possibly targeted killing.
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