Diangkat dari kisah nyata, film berkisah tentang jurnalis Amerika, juru kameranya dan seorang wanita lokal yang tertangkap di wilayah musuh, bertekad untuk tidak hanya bertahan hidup, namun mengabarkan kepada dunia apa yang sedang terjadi, selama 5 hari perang yang menyedihkan antara Rusia dan Republik Georgia tahun 2008
5 Days of war is an action-packed international thriller from acclaimed director, Renny Harlin which sheds light on the complicated politics and dangers involved with exposing the truth during times of war.
Inspired by the real events of the swift - but devastating - five-day war between Russia and the Georgian Republic in 2008, this vivid, heart-pounding film centers around a renegade american journalist (Rupert Friend), his cameraman (Richard Coyle) and Tatia (Emmanuelle Chriqui), a young Georgian school teacher caought in the combat zone during the first Russion airstrikes againt Georgia, As the three attempt to escape to safety, they witness - and document - the devastation from the full-scale crossfire and cold-blooded murder of innocent civilians. They desperately attempt to broadcast the footage they've captured while under attack from the Russion soldiers and local mercenaries, but are met with resistance from American and international networks either shorthanded from covering the Beijing Olympics or simply fatigued by war news. The trio realizes their survival is paramount, so they can live to broadcast the truth.
