Four Lions

We are four Lions.

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Crime
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Overview

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.

Keywords

england
terrorism
dark comedy
satire
pacifism
ambivalent
extremist
northern england
yorkshire
religious fundamentalism
muslim
conservatism
suicide bomber
sheffield
sheffield, england

Details

Status: Released
Release date: May 7, 2010
Original language: English
Spoken languages: Arabic, English, Punjabi, Urdu
Countries: France, United Kingdom
Production: Film4 Productions,Wild Bunch,Warp Films,Wild Bunch Distribution,Optimum Releasing
Cast: Riz Ahmed,Nigel Lindsay,Kayvan Novak,Adeel Akhtar,Arsher Ali,Preeya Kalidas,Benedict Cumberbatch,Julia Davis,Craig Parkinson,Wasim Zakirand 17 more
Director: Chris Morris
Writer: Sam Bain,Chris Morris,Jesse Armstrong,Simon Blackwell,Iain Morris
Producer: Mark Herbert,Derrin Schlesinger,Will Clarke,Peter Carlton,Caroline Leddy,Alex Marshall,Angus Aynsley,Tessa Ross,Rita Dagher,Mark Findlay,Carole Baraton
Cinematography: Lol Crawley
Music: Jonathan Whitehead
Budget: $3,900,000
Revenue: $6,200,000
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt1341167