What we have here is an action movie based in Iraq starring none other than Matt Damon (Bourne Identity, Syriana). The trailer is filmed and cut in a style much like that of the Bourne series, which, if I say so myself, is effin sweet. The Green Zone is a political thriller, directed by Paul Greengrass (United 93, The Bourne Ultimatum), that appears to retain the aspects of the Bourne trilogy that America loved so much: intelligence, action, and suspense. I’m not really sure if there’s a political agenda with the release of this movie but either way I hope it’s great. There haven’t been many popular movies about Iraq thus far, The Hurt Locker might be an exception, but this could help bridge the gap between the political drama and an Iraqi action movie. Check out the trailer along with a little more after the jump.
The plot: Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller is a rogue U.S. Army officer who must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil before war escalates in an unstable region.
The movie was inspired by Rajiv Chandrasekaran’s book Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone
Also, for those that don’t know what the Green Zone is I have provided a wikipedia excerpt to expand your knowledge on the subject. The Green Zone is the common name for the International Zone of Iraq— a 10-square-kilometer (3.8-square-mile) area in central Baghdad, Iraq, that was the center of the Coalition Provisional Authority and remains the center of the international presence in the city.
Now check out the trailer!
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