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Plot In 2036, a civil war in Ukraine leads the US to deploy peacekeeping forces there. During an operation, a team of United States Marines and "Gumps" (robotic soldiers) are ambushed. Disobeying a direct order, drone pilot 1st Lt. Harp deploys a Hellfire missile in a drone strike against a suspected enemy launcher, killing two of the Marines but saving the remaining 38. As punishment, Harp - who has never personally served in a war zone before - is sent to Camp Nathaniel, the US base of operations in Ukraine where he is assigned to Captain Leo, who reveals that he is secretly a highly advanced and experimental android super-soldier masquerading as an eccentric human military officer. Harp and Leo set out on a mission to prevent pro-Russian terrorist Victor Koval from gaining control of a network of Cold War-era nuclear missile silos, under the cover of delivering vaccines to a refugee camp. On the way, their convoy responds to a reported attack on a friendly aid truck, which results in a stand-off between the US Marines and armed locals. After a Gump "pre-empts" (read: shoots) a local who threw a rock at the Gump, Captain Leo manages to negotiate a peaceful solution to the confrontation by giving the locals the contents of the aid truck. However, pro-Russian insurgents ambush the gathered locals and US Marines, which leads to a firefight. This forces Leo and a nervous Harp to travel to the refugee camp on foot, while the US Marines remain behind to engage the insurgents. After arriving at the refugee compound, Leo and Harp are shot at by an insurgent using a sniper rifle, killing a few civilians, but missing them. Harp watches as Leo tortures the insurgent for information, before leaving him to be killed by the gathered mob, which disturbs Harp. Leo and Harp meet their contact Sofiya, a resistance leader, at an orphanage. She tells Harp that US drone strikes are responsible for the deaths of many of the orphans' parents, further unsettling him. Sofiya leads them to an arms dealer who knows the location of a bank vault containing nuclear launch codes that Koval is looking for. Harp and Leo travel to the bank, where they are met by Koval's forces which include several Russian-made Gumps. While Harp gains the courage to help rescue civilians caught in a crossfire between the Russian Gumps and a squad of US Gumps, Leo retrieves the codes but Koval is nowhere to be found. A drone strike called in by Harp destroys the bank and several surrounding buildings, leading the military command to believe both Koval and Leo are dead. Harp reunites with Leo who tells him that he has his own plans for the codes, and that he has been manipulating Harp into helping him escape the eye of the military command. He knocks out Harp and leaves him on the side of the road where he is picked up by Sofiya's men. Leo meets with Koval to give him the codes, but ends up killing him after Koval refuses to give Leo access to a nuclear missile silo under his control. Harp informs Sofiya and his commander of Leo's actions, and they realize Leo is planning to launch the nuclear missiles at the United States himself, in order to prevent the country from fighting more destructive wars in future. Harp volunteers to infiltrate the silo and finds Leo has taken over. He disables Leo but not before Leo initiates the launch of a missile and explaining that his true goal was for the android super-soldier program to end in failure. Harp escapes just as the silo is destroyed by a drone strike before the missile can launch; the resulting explosion kills Leo in the process. In the aftermath, Harp returns to Camp Nathaniel and receives praise from his commander, who then informs Harp that he is going home. In the final scene, Harp leaves the base. Cast Anthony Mackie as Captain Leo, an android military officer Damson Idris as Lt. Thomas Harp, a drone pilot Emily Beecham as Sofiya Michael Kelly as Col. Eckhart Pilou Asbæk as Victor Koval Kristina Tonteri-Young as Corp. Mandy Bale Production The film was announced in June 2019, with Anthony Mackie set to star and produce, and Mikael Håfström to direct.[2] Damson Idris and Emily Beecham joined the cast the following month.[3] Michael Kelly and Pilou Asbæk signed on later.[4] Filming began around Budapest in August 2019, lasting eight weeks.[5] Release Outside the Wire was released by Netflix digitally on January 15, 2021.[6][4] Reception On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 36% based on 58 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A serviceable sci-fi diversion, Outside the Wire packs enough action to keep viewers watching – even if they aren't likely to remember much later."[7] According to Metacritic, which calculated a weighted average score of 47 out of 100 based on 11 critics, the film received "mixed or average reviews".[8] David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a grade of C and wrote that "...the result of [the screenwriters'] efforts is a high-concept slab of 'Netflix movie of the week' sci-fi that wrestles with some big questions about the future of modern warfare via a conceit that borders dangerously close to Chappie."[9] References "Outside the Wire". Netflix. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021. Wiseman, Andreas (June 7, 2019). "Anthony Mackie To Star In Action-Sci-Fi 'Outside The Wire' For Netflix; 'Captain America' Star Will Produce With Automatik & 42". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 13, 2020. N'duka, Amanda (July 17, 2019). "'Snowfall' Star Damson Idris Set As Co-Lead Opposite Anthony Mackie In Netflix Film 'Outside the Wire'; Emily Beecham Also Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 13, 2020. Patches, Matt (December 11, 2020). "Get your first look at Anthony Mackie's new sci-fi thriller, Outside the Wire". Polygon. Retrieved December 13, 2020. Daniels, Nia (June 26, 2019). "Netflix Sci-Fi Feature to Film in Budapest". Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook. Retrieved December 13, 2020. @NetflixFilm (December 11, 2020). "A drone pilot (Damson Idris) is sent into a deadly militarized zone and finds himself partnered with an android officer (Anthony Mackie) on a mission to stop a doomsday device. Kick 2021 into action with OUTSIDE THE WIRE, from director Mikael Håfström. On Netflix January 15" (Tweet) – via Twitter. "Outside the Wire (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 19, 2021. "Outside the Wire Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved January 15, 2021. Ehrlich, David (January 15, 2021). "'Outside the Wire' Review: Anthony Mackie Is an Android Soldier in Netflix's Silly Future 'Training Day'". IndieWire. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
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