IMDb 5.6 2011 HD

5 Days of War

5 Days of War

2011
Drama War
113 min R USA
5.6 / 10
5.6 IMDB

An American journalist and his cameraman are caught in the combat zone during the first Russian airstrikes against Georgia. Rescuing Tatia, a young Georgian schoolteacher separated from her…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Renny Harlin
Starring
Rupert Friend / Emmanuelle Chriqui / Richard Coyle / Heather Graham / Johnathon Schaech / Rade Šerbedžija / Andy Garcia / Val Kilmer

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

intense harrowing dramatic realistic urgent brutal emotional compelling tragic uneven thought-provoking

Reviews

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Chloe Davies
Apr 27, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

A compelling if harrowing journey, '5 Days of War' plunges audiences into the heart of the 2008 conflict. Rupert Friend and Emmanuelle Chriqui provide strong emotional anchors as a journalist and a local caught in the maelstrom. The…

J
Julian Sterling
Apr 27, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

While '5 Days of War' attempts to shed light on a critical geopolitical event, it struggles to find its footing. Rupert Friend and Emmanuelle Chriqui do their best with the material, but the narrative often feels predictable, and…

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Isabelle Dubois
Apr 27, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

This is a powerfully realised and affecting drama that places the viewer squarely in the midst of the 2008 Georgia war. The performances from Rupert Friend and Emmanuelle Chriqui are particularly strong, lending authenticity to their desperate flight…

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Marcus Bellweather
Apr 27, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

'5 Days of War' throws the audience headfirst into a real-time crisis, presenting the 2008 Georgia conflict through the eyes of an American journalist and his cameraman. Rupert Friend and Emmanuelle Chriqui deliver committed performances, their struggle for…

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Eleanor Vance
Apr 27, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

Director Unknown crafts a visceral, if somewhat uneven, account of the 2008 conflict in Georgia. Rupert Friend and Emmanuelle Chriqui anchor the narrative with earnest performances as a journalist and a schoolteacher thrown together by circumstance. The film's…

FAQs

Viewers can expect a tense and dramatic portrayal of a wartime experience. The film focuses on the immediate peril faced by journalists and civilians alike, offering a ground-level perspective of the conflict. It aims to be a compelling, albeit intense, viewing experience that highlights the human cost of war and the courage of those caught within it.