A rookie Air Force drone pilot finds himself increasingly attached to a target he watches from halfway around the world.
Acting
Sharman's silent breakdown—micro-expressions through a screen-within-screen.
Direction
Lee squeezes infinite dread into sterile beige cubicle hell.
Director
Justin S. Lee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released amid rising drone warfare debates, this preceded Eye in the Sky and Good Kill—part of a 2010s wave examining remote killing's psychological toll.
The 4:3 aspect ratio for drone feeds versus widescreen reality mirrors how technology literally narrows our moral vision.