The Sky Crawlers

You enlist in a forever teenage squad flying dogfights for corporate cameras. An explosion in the next show means a real death each time. The Kildren know the cameras never blink and still they smile through every dawn.

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Mamoru Oshii directed The Sky Crawlers in 2008. See Mamoru Oshii's full filmography, where to start with Mamoru Oshii, or where to go after you've seen everything by Mamoru Oshii.

The Sky Crawlers was released in 2008 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 121 minutes.