Lions for Lambs (2007)

Name: Lions for Lambs
Director: Robert Redford
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Released: 2007
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Christopher Carley, Christopher May, David Pease, Derek Luke

Action Adventure Drama History

6.0 (874 votes)

1h 32m

Overview

Three stories told simultaneously in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a student to re-engage.

Details

Director: Robert Redford
Writer: Matthew Michael Carnahan
Original Language: English
Budget: $35,000,000

Cast

Andrew Garfield Christopher Carley Christopher May David Pease Derek Luke George Back Heidi Janson Kevin Dunn Kristy Wu Larry Bates Meryl Streep Michael Peña Peter Berg Robert Redford Tom Cruise

Keywords

afghanistan afghanistan war (2001-2021) externally controlled action future journalist manipulation manipulation of the media past political negotiations propaganda terrorism war on terror