American Sniper - Trailer

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What would you do when your own morals come into direct confrontation with your duty to protect your peers? For Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper), a U.S. Navy SEAL working as a sniper in Iraq, the question comes in one of the worst possible ways. An armed patrol, under the watchful eyes of Kyle, is confronted by a woman and a child. When the woman hands the child what looks to be a Russian grenade, Kyle desperately calls for someone else to see and make a confirmation. When no one can, he is faced with the choice of killing the young boy in his tracks, or jeopardising the safety of his colleagues.

From director Clint Eastwood (‘Gran Torino’, ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’), ‘American Sniper’ is an adaptation of Chris Kyle’s biography of the same name. Kyle became known as ‘the most deadly sniper in American history’ with a track record of 160 confirmed kills, and a total of 255 kills claimed in various logs. ‘American Sniper’ was originally scheduled to be directed by Steven Spielberg, although he left the movie in 2013 before principle photography began. The film is set to see a limited Christmas Day 2014 release, before opening worldwide in January, 2015.