I believe he died as the scene with drone was cut to after a close up of Edmund slumped over the wheel , then I’m sure the scene cut back to Edmund still slumped . The scene was played out in bright colour unlike the rest of the movie. It felt like it was Edmund dreaming / hoping for a happier ending than the one he was getting.
Edmund was dreaming he was with his son and wife again but he knew too he would be in deep trouble not only because of the violence toward the kidnappers ( he didn’t actually kill anyone ) but because he office had been raided , they had the Iraq files so while he was dying he knew all that was coming out and I think he was dreaming that in some way his sacrifice for his son may make up for all his wrong doings and make his don and people think less badly of him.
his office was raided because he handed over his phone to the police as part of the investigation. After that information reached London something changed but I never understood that twist .
Frank ? Another very loose end . Was he part of the racket ? It didn’t occur to me he was until someone pointed out up thread about his phone .
also I doubt kidnappers would keep child victims in that lodge for days . Another plot hole .
The policeman turned up at the end as Edmond asked his ex wife to call him and tell him about the lodge . But why the heck she didn’t call the police when she found the girl in the van and the injured kidnapper seems a massive plot hole.
the last scene is Edmund falling asleep in the police car and breathing one last time on the window . He wasn’t tired when he got in so that to me was his last thought as he passed away .
it felt a bit like the last scene of Inception in some ways. Deliberately vague .
i weirdly enjoyed it but I’m clearly overthinking the end . Thanks for your input tho’ . I just can’t see how we are suppose to believe he’s anything but dead.