Friday, September 2, 2011 10:42AM - By Laura Aguirre
Director Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2) returns to the big screen with 5 Days of War, which offers tons of explosions and battle sequences. 5 Days covers the events of the 2008 Russian-Georgia War through the eyes of Thomas Anders (Rupert Friend), an American war correspondent. And though the action is entertaining, because the true story is far more complex than the film, it suffers from some misleading information about an important event in history.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:02AM - By Krystal Clark
Actress Emmanuelle Chriqui is best known for her role as Kevin Connolly‘s on again off again girlfriend Sloan on the hit HBO series, Entourage. According to THR, Chriqui should get ready for her close up because she’s been cast as the lead in the film, Georgia. It’s director Renny Harlin‘s next project, and it’s being described as a “war drama.”
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009 1:42PM - By Anet Hovhanesian
Filmmaker Renny Harlin, known for thrillers like Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, and Deep Blue Sea, is set to direct a untitled drama based on the five-day Russia/Georgia conflict which took place a year ago. It was August 8th when Georgian forces attacked the border territory South Ossetia and were subsequently routed by Russian troops. Although this film is different from anything Harlin has done before and he will be given a much smaller budget than he’s used to, the director is looking forward to the challenge or working in a war zone with no five-star hotels or restaurants nearby.
According to Variety he recently stated:
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