Why did they not wear any mask to conceal their identity?
In the movie, The Old Guard, Charlize Theron is very cautious about having her picture taken by accident by tourists. She offers to take a picture for the tourists and deletes the picture with herself in it.
But during their mission in South Sudan, none of the four operators is wearing any masks. Why do they have this sudden 180 degree shift in attitude?
Best Answer
There was no need
They South Sudan mission was not in a well developed part of the world where cameras would be expected to be highly prevalent so wearing masks would be "overkill" and highly suspicious for a covert operation.
Of course, out of universe, the "delete the picture" is just exposition to indicate that they were trying to remain undiscovered as to their true nature and this, in fact, drives the whole plot of the movie.
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Do face masks hide identity?
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