War Machine (2017)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Was machine |
| Original title | Was machine |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2017 |
| length | 122 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | David Michôd |
| script | David Michôd |
| production |
Brad Pitt , Dede Gardner , Jeremy Kleiner , Ian Bryce , Ted Sarandos |
| music |
Nick Cave , Warren Ellis |
| camera | Dariusz Wolski |
| cut | Peter Sciberras |
| occupation | |
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War Machine is an American satirical war movie from the year 2017 , based on the book The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan by the journalist Michael Hastings is based. Directed by David Michôd , who also wrote the script. Brad Pitt can be seen in the lead role . The film premiered on May 26, 2017 on the video-on-demand provider Netflix .
action
Since the US war in Afghanistan does not go as planned, the previous military commander is dismissed and replaced by the four-star General Glen McMahon. The general is sent to Afghanistan to successfully end the war. He is responsible for the American armed forces and those of the international coalition. To get an idea of the military measures to be taken to win the war, he visits Afghan President Hamid Karzai and roams the country. General McMahon quickly realizes that US efforts to train the local population and establish democracy are not very successful.
Although his political patrons persuade him not to ask for additional troops, General McMahon decides to take the Helmand province , which is considered impregnable, and requests 40,000 additional troops. By taking Helmand and then Kandahar , he wants to win the trust of the local population. President Barack Obama only releases 30,000 soldiers instead of the 40,000 requested and in a press conference he announced that his army would withdraw from Afghanistan within 18 months. Therefore, McMahon has to travel through Europe with his staff and a journalist from Rolling Stone in order to receive additional troops from the coalition partners.
In Europe he is questioned by critical politicians. A key moment in General McMahon's self-discovery story is his appearance in Berlin in front of German politicians, to whom he canvassed to send more soldiers. Since air traffic in Europe is hampered after the volcanic eruption of Eyjafjallajökull , the general's staff and the journalist spend a lot of time in Europe drinking. The reporter then reveals how derogatory the general and his staff were about the political leadership.
General McMahon receives the additional troops from Europe. After the disappointing invasion of Helmand Province, the general is dismissed and replaced by a new military commander named Bob White.
production
The film was produced by the US production company Plan B Entertainment . The film was shot in various locations in the United Arab Emirates , including Dubai , Ras Al Khaimah and Abu Dhabi . It was also filmed at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey, England.
The characters Glenn McMahon and Greg Pulver are based on real people Stanley McChrystal and Michael Flynn . Actors Brad Pitt and Scoot McNairy previously worked together on the films Killing Them Softly (2012) and 12 Years a Slave (2013).
The US video-on-demand provider Netflix secured the worldwide broadcasting rights for the film in June 2015 for an estimated 60 million US dollars.
synchronization
The German synchronization was for a dialogue book and the dialogue director of Engelbert Nordhausen on behalf of Studio Hamburg synchronous in Hamburg .
| role | Actress | German voice |
|---|---|---|
| Glen McMahon | Brad Pitt | Tobias Master |
| Willy Dunne | Emory Cohen | Tim Sander |
| Andy Moon | RJ Cyler | Oliver Bender |
| Matt Little | Topher Grace | Timmo Niesner |
| Greg Powder | Anthony Michael Hall | Kevin Kraus |
| Pete Duckman | Anthony Hayes | Daniel Johannes |
| Cory Staggart | John Magaro | Christopher Kohn |
| Sean Cullen | Scoot McNairy | Matthias Deutelmoser |
| Ricky Ortega | Will Poulter | Sebastian Fitzner |
| Billy Cole | Lakeith Stanfield | Benjamin Stöwe |
| Dick North | Josh Stewart | Christoph Drobig |
| Jeanie McMahon | Meg Tilly | Bettina von Nordhausen |
| German politician | Tilda Swinton | Karin Buchholz |
| President Hamid Karzai | Ben Kingsley | Robert Missler |
| Badi Basim | Aymen Hamdouchi | Samir Fox |
| Dick Waddle | Nicholas Jones | Frank-Otto Schenk |
criticism
The film received rather negative reviews from critics. Zeit Online described the film as an "unsuccessful war satire" and particularly criticized Brad Pitt's acting. Its performance was described as "awkward and overly charged".
Even Spiegel Online concurred with this criticism and still was, "written and directed not go quite so all the stops as Pitt for his performance. Michod's film often seems at a loss when faced with the complex issues, changes the tone several times from shrill satire to soulful drama, gets lost in secondary threads. More dramatic focus on the essentials would have done War Machine good. "
Web links
- War Machine in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- War Machine at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Whoa: Netflix Actually Paid $ 60M for Brad Pitt's Politically Charged Military Satire on hollywoodreporter.com, accessed September 16, 2017.
- ↑ War Machine. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on April 12, 2020 .
- ↑ The Pitt machine on zeit.de, accessed on September 16, 2017.
- ↑ Brad Pitte in the Netflix production "War Machine" on spiegel.de, accessed on September 16, 2017.