Dirty War (2004)

After years of meticulous planning, a terrorist operation is reaching its final stages. The authorities have received no intelligence; they are in a race against time but don't yet know it.... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Percival

Writers:

Lizzie Mickery, Daniel Percival

Stars:

Gavin Abbott, Joanne Adams, Shamshad Akhtar

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gavin Abbott	...	Bomb Incident Officer 2
Joanne Adams	...	Control Officer 1
Shamshad Akhtar	...	Falzah
Dean Ashton	...	RSM Officer
Paul Antony-Barber	...	Commander Paul Hardwick
Kameal Nisha Bisnauthsingh	...	Razla
Louise Breckon-Richards	...	DC Vicky Loman
Keir Charles	...	Press Officer
Josh Cole	...	Control Officer 2
Zoe Conway	...	TV Reporter - Liz Street
Joanna Croll	...	Female Doctor
Craig Crosbie	...	Radiation Expert
Fuman Dar	...	Mohammed Ibn Harrara
Louise Delamere	...	Liz Corrigan
Tony Dolan	...	Lead TSG Officer

Storyline

After years of meticulous planning, a terrorist operation is reaching its final stages. The authorities have received no intelligence; they are in a race against time but don't yet know it. As the operation unfolds, we see the working lives of men and women directly affected by terrorism. Among them: a firemen worried about the increasingly dangerous conditions he and his men are expected to work under; the head of the anti-terrorist branch whose responsibility it is to protect London and a female Muslim detective brought into Scotland Yard to investigate another suspected terrorist cell. But it is too late to stop the attack. Outside Liverpool Street station suicide bombers detonate a large bomb, killing scores of commuters and sending a radioactive plume high into the morning sky. For the police, a desperate struggle to find and stop secondary attacks begins. For the fire service, the difficult and dangerous task of carrying out search and rescue in a heavily contaminated area. And ...

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Plot Keywords:

terrorist | london england | firefighter | terrorist bombing | radiation | 

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Taglines:

How do you prepare for the unthinkable?

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Genres:

Thriller | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

BBC [United Kingdom] HBO [United States]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 January 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Brudna wojna

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£2,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films, HBO Films, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

very, very gritty

I lived in London most of my adult life before I moved stateside so missed this film when it came out and only saw this now on HBO. I disagree with anyone who thinks this should have been a Hollywood production, the UK team gave it a chilling and foreboding atmosphere from day one and I was on the edge of my seat for the last 30 minutes wondering what was going to happen to my home city. And of course,nine months after the film comes out 7/7 happens. Yes, the truth is stranger than fiction. Having lived in both countries, it is also clear the likelihood of this happening in the UK is much greater than in the US, muslims live in ghettos and isolate themselves in the UK, in the US they assimilate much more readily.