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Four Lions

Four Lions

Comedy · Crime · Drama · 2010

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.

Movie details

Four Lions

“We are four Lions.”

2010 Comedy · Crime · Drama 1h 37m

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TMDB

6.9 / 10

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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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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Chris Morris

Written by

Sam Bain · Chris Morris · Jesse Armstrong · Simon Blackwell

Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed

Omar

Nigel Lindsay

Nigel Lindsay

Barry

Kayvan Novak

Kayvan Novak

Waj

Adeel Akhtar

Adeel Akhtar

Faisal

Arsher Ali

Arsher Ali

Hassan

Preeya Kalidas

Preeya Kalidas

Sofia

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

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Court is in session

Put Four Lions on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.