5 Days of War

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5 Days of War

R

Released Aug 19, 2011

1h 52m

Drama

War

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A journalist (Rupert Friend), his cameraman (Richard Coyle) and a Georgia native (Emmanuelle Chriqui) are caught in the crossfire of the Russia-Georgia conflict.

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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

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

An action movie scarcely deeper than a Michael Bay extravaganza.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 1, 2011

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Harlin's film begins with the familiar adage that truth is the first casualty of war. Usually that phrase precedes an attempt to revive the patient, not bury it deeper in the rubble of propaganda.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 26, 2011

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Visceral, bloody, emotional, passionate and fascinating, 5 Days of War paints yet another picture of our fractured world but this time done by a man who does it better than the rest, Renny Harlin.

Nov 26, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Anti-Russian propaganda film.

Rated: C+

Apr 8, 2017

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...an aggressively unwatchable piece of work that trivializes its searing subject matter...

Rated: 1/4

Dec 4, 2011

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Sergio Z

The perspective is skewed, the people of South Ossetia still mourn their dead for the genocide committed and the USA supported it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Excellent in all aspects. I did not like that person Beaumgartner's depiction an thoroughly disagree with her thoughts. The movie IS based on facts, not on irrelevancies and is a mirror of what is happening now in the Ukraine with Russian forces UNDER PUTIN claiming they NEED to go in to save the local breakaway place from being destroyed, so the Russians, just LIKE in the Ukraine go in and murder and rape and plunder and this really DID happen. Real journalists who cover real events are depicted here - NOT attention seekers at all. Just go to the like of the first to cover wars' by film, WW2 and Damien Parer foot age, this is real stuff!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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L'argomento trattato è coraggioso e poco noto al mondo; quindi sarebbe una scelta assolutamente apprezzabile; peccato che la storia che viene raccontata non racconta in maniera giusta e veritiera quello che realmente accadde; e questo è gravissimo. Inoltre la regia offre sequenze pessime e dialoghi imbarazzanti. Promossa invece la fotografia, uno dei pochi aspetti davvero positivi con i costumi.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Lie. Lie. Lie. Pure American propaganda.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

Pacing was off at some parts, but still a good film

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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The movie reminds Rembo 3 In this movie Georgian troops do not attack civilians in Tskhinvali, instead they do their best to save life or an American journalist. Russian soldiers are dressed like Muslim terrorists but in order to make them look even more "realistic" their leader is skinhead :-) Russian troops target only civilians, churches and hospitals, rob and rape, you can even see scene where solider lute ancient micro ovens and even kids 3 wheel bicycle .

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Synopsis

A journalist (Rupert Friend), his cameraman (Richard Coyle) and a Georgia native (Emmanuelle Chriqui) are caught in the crossfire of the Russia-Georgia conflict.

Director: Renny Harlin
Producer: Mirza Davitaia, Renny Harlin, George Lascu, Koba Nakopia
Screenwriter: Mikko Alanne
Distributor: Anchor Bay
Production Co: Rex Media
Rating: R (Strong Bloody War Violence|Pervasive Language|Atrocities)
Genre: Drama, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 19, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 14, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.1K
Runtime: 1h 52m

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