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Britz (2007)

Britz (2007)

Drama
Release Date: 2007, November 5
Directors: Peter Kosminsky
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Stonehenge Films, Daybreak Pictures, Kriti Productions, ARTE France Cinéma, Channel 4 Television
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Paul Bhattacharjee, Adrian Lukis, Sagar Radia, Mary Stockley, Mark Bonnar, Farzana Dua Elahe, Chinna Wodu, Raquel Cassidy, Arsher Ali, Ravin J. Ganatra, Zahra Ahmadi

Overview:

Sohail is an ambitious law undergraduate who signs up with MI5 and, eager to play a part in protecting British security, begins an investigation into a terrorist cell. His sister Nasima is a medical student in Leeds who becomes increasingly alienated and angered by Britain's foreign and domestic policy after witnessing at first hand the relentless targeting of her Muslim neighbours and peers. With action set in Pakistan, Eastern Europe, London and Leeds, both feature-length episodes detail a tragic sequence of events from two distinct perspectives. At the heart of this thought-provoking drama is a revealing examination of British Muslim life under current anti-terror legislation. Britz ultimately asks whether the laws we think are making us safer, are actually putting us in greater danger.

Keywords:

sibling relationship terrorism pakistan islam muslim suicide bombing extremist miniseries