Four Lions

Four Lions

2010 · 97 min · EN · R · 7.0 (1,031 votes)
Dir. Chris Morris · Starring Riz Ahmed, Nigel Lindsay, Kayvan Novak, Adeel Akhtar, Arsher Ali, Preeya Kalidas · Music Jonathan Whitehead

We are four Lions.

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A group of Muslim men living in Sheffield hatch an inept plan to become suicide bombers.

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This film feels like a tightrope walk between uproarious laughter and profound discomfort. It's a sharp, absurd satire that masterfully skewers extremist ideologies through the lens of bumbling, relatable characters. The humor is often cringe-inducing, yet it provokes thought on identity and the human capacity for delusion, leaving a lingering, unsettling impression.

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muslimnorthern englandpacifismdark comedysatireyorkshireconservatismterrorismreligious fundamentalismsuicide bomberextremistsheffieldengland
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