While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Lt. Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a ruthless Serbian general. With time running out and a deadly tracker on his trail, Burnett's commanding officer, Admiral Reigart, decides to risk his career and launch a renegade rescue mission to save his life.
Editor's Verdict
"The movie is a straight-up military action/thriller. While it may have been released during the holiday season ('Holiday Release'), the plot, setting, themes, and iconography are entirely focused on war, survival, and espionage, with no meaningful connection to Christmas whatsoever."
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🎄 Notable Elements
Cast & Crew
Owen Wilson
Lt. Chris 'Longhorn' Burnett
Gene Hackman
Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
Gabriel Macht
Lt. Jeremy 'Smoke' Stackhouse
Olek Krupa
General Miroslav Lokar
Vladimir Mashkov
Tracker (Sasha)
Marko Igonda
Bazda
David Keith
Master Chief Tom O'Malley
Charles Malik Whitfield
Capt. Glen Rodway, USMC
Eyal Podell
Petty Officer Kennedy
Joaquim de Almeida
Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command
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