Overview

• Kathryn Bigelow’s real-time political thriller follows an 18-minute incoming missile crisis told from multiple U.S. political and military vantage points.
• Idris Elba leads an ensemble that includes Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jason Clarke, Tracy Letts, and Jared Harris as officials confronting an untraceable strike.
• Bigelow and screenwriter Noah Oppenheim say they consulted past and current U.S. officials to map the emergency decision-making process depicted on screen.
• The U.S. release is set for Oct. 10 in theaters, with Netflix set to follow two weeks later per The Hollywood Reporter, though JoBlo lists Oct. 27.
• Festival audiences in Venice and New York responded strongly, and early coverage positions the film as a provocative awards-season contender.