A tense geopolitical thriller that leaves a curiously bad aftertaste. While campaigning for the 2008 primaries, President Walter Emerson (Kevin Pollak) winds up snowbound in a remote Colorado diner with his national security advisor (Sheryl Lee Ralph) and
chief of staff (Timothy Hutton). Meanwhile, the outside world is about to end: Without warning, Iraqi troops have overrun a UN peacekeeping mission and have once again invaded Kuwait. With chemical and biological weapons aimed at key cities, Uday Hussein — son of Saddam and the leader of Iraq
— dares anyone to do anything about it. In what amounts to a high-stakes game of chicken that makes the Cuban Mis...
Released:
2000
Rated:
R
Length:
101 mins