Mar 17, 2010
We go to Chief Roy Miller (Matt Damon) and his Mobile Exploitation Team (MET) where they are about to raid a site where a solid intelligence source has named it a confirmed site for chemical and biological WMD. Their job is to discover evidence of WMDs in Iraq, something the whole world and US is waiting anxiously for, as it is one of the sole reasons for the invasion. In their Humvees, they reach near the site where another army team, even though with a fairly large platoon, is unable to secure the place from civilian looters, who are grabbing and carrying anything they can get their hands on out of the site. Roy is trying to get his team into the site to deactivate and secure the WMD site but is not given any assistance by the other team. It is very chaotic. They are told by the leader of the other team that there is a sniper holed up in the building site. After some tactical discussion, Roy and his team move in. They sniff out the sniper and take him down. After donning their masks and equipment, they survey the site in darkness, only to realize it was empty. Roy comments this is the 3rd straight time theyve come up cold.
Back in the airport, we see reporters gathering for the arrival of the soon-to-be appointed Iraqi minister. Lawrie Dayne, a WSJ reporter, goes to her source, Clark Poundstone (Greg Kinnear, a Pentagon Intelligence) and asks him for more tips on Magellan. He says hes trying but hes given her all hes got and the information is very sensitive. She is quite unhappy about this; he ignores her and goes to greet the minister guy as they leave for the Green Zone (a secured place that was once Saddams republic palace. Even them it is in parts & ruins). Poundstone is pushing an agenda of democracy for Iraq but it is constantly being challenged by the rampant chaos in the country. They have a meeting and you can see some animosity between Poundstone and a CIA Intel guy Martin Brown (Brendan Gleeson) who seems like a veteran in Iraqi affairs. Martin raises the issue to Poundstone that they cannot run Iraq on their own they need help from the old guard, and that they have yet to find WMDs. Poundstone disagrees and says its just a matter of time.
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Movie: Green Zone (2010)
- Director : Paul Greengrass
- Release Date : 12 March 2010 (USA)
- Run Time : 115 min
- Country : France , USA , Spain , UK
- Genre : Action , Drama , Thriller , War See »
- MPAA : Rated R for violence and language.
Tagline: Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller is done following orders
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