5 Days of War
| 5 Days of August | |
|---|---|
 Official teaser poster | |
| Directed by | Renny Harlin |
| Written by | Mikko Alanne David Battle |
| Produced by | Renny Harlin Michael P. Flannigan George Lascu |
| Starring | Andy García Val Kilmer Richard Coyle Emmanuelle Chriqui Rupert Friend Johnathon Schaech Dean Cain Rade Šerbedžija Antje Traue Heather Graham |
| Music by | Trevor Rabin |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film US |
| Languages | English Georgian |
5 Days of August (5 Days of War in the UK and USA) is a film directed and co-produced by Finnish Renny Harlin and funded by the Georgian government. The story is about the August 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict.
Plot
The film is set before and during the August 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict.
The President of Georgia announce that the country is going to war with Russia over the territory of South Ossetia. American reporter Thomas Anders along with his cameraman Chris Bailot are deployed to cover the unfolding events as the conflict escalates. As the journalists delve deeper into Georgian life, they get caught in the crossfire when an air raid strikes a local wedding they stumble upon. Their "mission" then becomes to get their report out of the country to raise awareness of violence they've witnessed, and to help reunite Tatia, a young Georgian girl with her family.[1]
Cast
- Andy García as Mikheil Saakashvili, the president of Georgia
- Emmanuelle Chriqui as Tatia, a young Georgian girl
- Rupert Friend as Thomas Anders, an American reporter
- Richard Coyle as Sebastian Gunz, and American reporter
- Johnathon Schaech as Rezo Avaliani, a young Georgian officer
- Val Kilmer as a Dutch journalist[2]
Production
Filming started in October 2009, in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. The Georgian government provided the use of military equipment, and the presidential residence of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was used for filming.
Title
In early planning stages the film was referred to as the "Untitled Renny Harlin/Georgia-Russia War Project", before being dubbed "Georgia", then renamed "Red August". Finally the film was released in Georgia as "5 Days of August", and in other countries as "5 Days of War".
Reception
Reaction to the film is generally divided by the political nature of the subject. The film received 7.7/10 on IMDB based on 420 votes.[3]
Home media
The DVD is a one-disc set. The Blu-ray is a one-disc set that includes DTS-HD 5.1 sound and subtitles in English, German and French.[4]
References
- ^ "5 Days of War". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ Lomsadze, Giorgi (21 October 2009). "Georgia: Hollywood takes over Tbilisi for film about war with Russia". Georgian Daily reprinted from Eurasianet.org. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
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- ^ "5 Days of War". Amazon.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
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