Flight is the redemption story of a commercial airline pilot, “Whip’ Whitaker, who pulls off a heroic feat of flying in a damaged plane, saving 98 lives on a flight carrying 106 people. As the world begs to embrace “Whip’ (Denzel Washington) as a true American hero, he struggles with this label as he becomes the centre of an investigation that brings into question his behaviour the night before the doomed flight.
The movie also stars Kelly Reilly, Don Cheadle and John Goodman. Washington has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Actor category.
Flight releases on Friday, 25 January nationwide.
