Four Lions (2010)
Comedy, Crime, Drama.
Four Lions is satirical dark comedy film, directed by Chris Morris in his directorial debut, and written by Morris, Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong. The film, a jihad satire following a group of homegrown terrorist jihadis from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, stars Riz Ahmed, Kayvan Novak, Nigel Lindsay, Arsher Ali and Adeel Akhtar.
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. In a storm of razor-sharp verbal jousting and large-scale set pieces, Four Lions is a comic tour de force; it shows that-while terrorism is about ideology-it can also be about idiots.
Director: Christopher Morris
Writers: Christopher Morris, Sam Bain, Simon Blackwell, Jesse Armstrong
Stars: Riz Ahmed, Arsher Ali, Nigel Lindsay, Kayvan Novak, Adeel Akhtar, Julia Davis, Craig Parkinson
►Cast:
| Riz Ahmed | ► | Omar |
| Arsher Ali | ► | Hassan |
| Nigel Lindsay | ► | Barry |
| Kayvan Novak | ► | Waj |
| Adeel Akhtar | ► | Faisal |
| Julia Davis | ► | Alice |
| Craig Parkinson | ► | Matt |
| Preeya Kalidas | ► | Sofia |
| Wasim Zakir | ► | Ahmed |
| Mohamad Akil | ► | Mahmood (as Mohammad Aqil) |
| Karl Seth | ► | Uncle Imran |
| Waleed Elgadi | ► | Khalid (as Willliam El-Gardi) |
| Alex Macqueen | ► | Malcolm Storge MP |
| Shameem Ahmad | ► | Chairwoman |
| Jonathan Maitland | ► | Newsreader (as Jonny Maitland) |
| Marcus Garvey | ► | Marathon Policeman |
| Darren Boyd | ► | Sniper |
| Kevin Eldon | ► | Sniper |
| Adil Mohammed Javed | ► | Nabil |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | ► | Negotiator |
| Toby Longworth | ► | Heimlich Man |
| Danny Ashok | ► | Phone Shop Assistant |
| Will Adamsdale | ► | Alex |
| Jayson Benovichi Dicken | ► | Khan Soldier |
| Mike Friend | ► | Pret Server |
| Ian Hughes | ► | Security Guard |
| Tobias James-Samuels | ► | Police Officer |
| Mark Morrell | ► | Security Guard |
| Christopher Morris | ► | Commentator on end credits |
| Reece Noi | ► | Shoulderboy |
| Chris Wilson | ► | Police Inspector |