Four incompetent British terrorists set out to train for and commit an act of terror.Four incompetent British terrorists set out to train for and commit an act of terror.Four incompetent British terrorists set out to train for and commit an act of terror.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 9 wins & 24 nominations total
Mohamad Akil
- Mahmood
- (as Mohammad Aqil)
Waleed Elgadi
- Khalid
- (as William El-Gardi)
Jonathan Maitland
- Newsreader
- (as Jonny Maitland)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Christopher Morris, Barry, the Jihadist group leader, was based on a former BNP member who in an attempt to out-knowledge the Asian youths he regularly assaulted, studied the Qur'an and as a result "accidentally converted himself" and became a Muslim.
- GoofsWhen Barry is driving the group to the airport in his Citroen Xantia, he pulls over in a huff and swallows the key to stop them going. However, the key he produces and swallows is a Ford key, not a Citroen key. Additionally, the car is fitted as standard with a keypad immobiliser, requiring a security number to start - so Omar's attempt to hotwire the car would not have succeeded in real life.
- Quotes
Barry: [car breaks down] Fuck, Fuck, fuck it!
Omar: Did you fix this then, Barry?
Barry: Yes, I fixed it!
Omar: Did ya?
Barry: It's the parts... they're Jewish.
Omar: What parts in a car are Jewish?
[pause]
Omar: Hmm?
Fessal: Spark plugs.
Barry: Spark plugs! Jews invented spark plugs to control global traffic.
- Crazy creditsThe London Marathon had no involvement in the making of this film and its portrayal is entirely a work of fiction
- ConnectionsFeatured in Breakfast: Episode dated 5 May 2010 (2010)
- SoundtracksNadia
Written by Nitin Sawhney
Performed by Jeff Beck
Used by kind permission of Imagem Music
Licensed courtesy of Sony BMG Records Ltd
Featured review
In the UK, Chris Morris is famous for the very controversial "Brasseye" series, and he has taken that iconoclastic attitude to the big screen to help create this wonderful little film.
It's a crude yet intelligent satire on a group of young men who want to be martyrs for the Islamic Al-Qaeda in the UK. Rather than portray them as dark shadowy men, they are really just everyday bumblers and naive men. The frightening aspect is that despite the humour, they are aiming to mass murder which always is behind the scenes.
The film uses humour to demystify the self-styled jihadists and take away any sort of menacing notoriety and show them as the frightening bunglers that they are. The fear is when one group actually manages to carry out what they set out to do.
This film is worth watching. You will be rolling with laughter, but you will end the film with many thoughts on the questions raised also. It's simply another great bit of political satire, and I recommend it highly.
It's a crude yet intelligent satire on a group of young men who want to be martyrs for the Islamic Al-Qaeda in the UK. Rather than portray them as dark shadowy men, they are really just everyday bumblers and naive men. The frightening aspect is that despite the humour, they are aiming to mass murder which always is behind the scenes.
The film uses humour to demystify the self-styled jihadists and take away any sort of menacing notoriety and show them as the frightening bunglers that they are. The fear is when one group actually manages to carry out what they set out to do.
This film is worth watching. You will be rolling with laughter, but you will end the film with many thoughts on the questions raised also. It's simply another great bit of political satire, and I recommend it highly.
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- Jun 3, 2010
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Bốn Con Sư Tử
- Filming locations
- Almería, Andalucía, Spain(Pakistan scenes)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $304,616
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $41,512
- Nov 7, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $6,149,356
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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