An absurdist war story for our times, writer-director David Michôd (Animal Kingdom) recreates a U.S. General’s roller-coaster rise and fall as part reality, part savage parody – raising the specter of just where the line between them lies today. His is an exploration of a born leader’s ultra-confident march right into the dark heart of folly. At the story’s core is Brad Pitt’s sly take on a successful, charismatic four-star general who leapt in like a rock star to command NATO forces in Afghanistan, only to be taken down by a journalist’s no-holds-barred exposé.
《战争机器》改编自已故记者迈克尔•哈斯汀斯的畅销书《操纵者：阿富汗战争的可怕内幕》，影片将以黑色幽默的形式聚焦美国军工联合体。原著中的核心人物为以美国前任驻阿富汗美军最高指挥官斯坦利•麦克里斯特尔为原型的四星上将。据悉，布拉德•皮特将饰演该角色，他策划并发动了阿富汗战争。为了以全新方法赢得这场“不可能”的战争，将军与他的下属们可谓煞费苦心。他们一方面要主导国际联盟，掌控军事需求以及华盛顿的军事政策，还要满足媒体的报道需求，更要花费精力“管理战争”——要时时刻刻与身在战场中的人保持联系。