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Four Lions

Name: Four Lions
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 2010-05-07
Duration: 1 h 37 min

2010 · 1h 37m · R · English · United Kingdom

Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce.

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Director: Chris Morris
Writers: Chris Morris, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Simon Blackwell
Release date: May 7, 2010
Runtime: 1h 37m
Original language: English
Production countries: United Kingdom, France
Production companies: Film4 Productions, Wild Bunch, Optimum Releasing, Warp Films
Certification: R
Budget: $3,900,000
Revenue: $6,200,000

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Keywords

muslimnorthern englandpacifismdark comedysatireyorkshireconservatismterrorismreligious fundamentalismsuicide bomberextremistsheffield, englandambivalent

Cast

Riz Ahmed

Omar

Nigel Lindsay

Barry

Kayvan Novak

Waj

Adeel Akhtar

Faisal

Arsher Ali

Hassan

Preeya Kalidas

Sofia

Benedict Cumberbatch

Negotiator

Julia Davis

Alice

Craig Parkinson

Matt

Wasim Zakir

Ahmed

Mohammad Aqil

Mahmood

Karl Seth

Uncle Imran

Waleed Elgadi

Khalid

Alex Macqueen

Malcolm Storge MP

Shameem Ahmad

Chairwoman

Jonathan Maitland

Newsreader

Marcus Garvey

Marathon Policeman

Darren Boyd

Sniper

Kevin Eldon

Sniper

Adil Mohammed Javed

Nabil

Toby Longworth

Heimlich Man

Danny Ashok

Phone Shop Assistant

Will Adamsdale

Alex

Mark Morrell

Security Guard

Reece Noi

Shoulderboy

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