Thursday, January 7, 2021

"Outside The Wire" on Netflix

The futuristic, science fiction action feature "Outside The Wire", stars Damson Idris as a 'drone' pilot, sent into a deadly militarized zone under the command of Anthony Mackie an 'android' officer, tasked to locate a doomsday device, streaming January 15, 2021 on Netflix:

"...In 2036, America serves as a peacekeeping force with human troops on both sides  supported by the robot combatant 'Gumps' and drone pilots monitoring skirmishes from thousands of miles away. But after headstrong drone pilot 'Lieutenant Harp' (Damson Idris) disobeys a direct order to intervene in a conflict, the Army deploys him to a military outpost to confront the human costs of his button-pushing. 

"Harp’s expectations of guarding a fence are upended when his new commanding officer 'Captain Leo' (Anthony Mackie) announces plans to infiltrate the demilitarized zone and apprehend 'Viktor Koval' (Pilou Asbæk), a warlord who intends to launch a network of  nuclear weapons.  

"Harp soon learns his theoretical experience as a drone pilot means little out on the battlefield under enemy attack — especially after discovering that Leo is actually n 'A.I.'-enhanced 'supersoldier' whose strength, speed and demand for results promise to turn his real-world education into a trial by fire..." 

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