Shoot on Sight (2007)

A Lahore-born London Police Commander deals with personal issues and investigates the shooting death of a fellow-Muslim.

Director:

Jag Mundhra

Writers:

Pervaiz Alam (script consultant and additional dialogue), Carl Austin (screenplay),

Stars:

Naseeruddin Shah, Greta Scacchi, Brian Cox

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Naseeruddin Shah	...	Police Commander Tariq Ali
Greta Scacchi	...	Susan Ali
Brian Cox	...	Daniel Tennant
Stephen Greif	...	Commander John Shepherd
Om Puri	...	Junaid
Gulshan Grover	...	Yunus
Chris Wilson	...	Police CO19 Officer
Sadie Frost	...	Advocate Fiona Monroe
Mikaal Zulfikar	...	Zaheer Khan
Laila Rouass	...	Ruby Kaur
Jayson Whiteley	...	Police Officer
India Wadsworth	...	Zara Ali
Arrun Harker	...	Imran Ali
Tolga Safer	...	Aziz
Clifford Samuel	...	Elijah

Storyline

Tariq Ali, a Muslim police officer of Scotland Yard, is asked to hunt-down suspected suicide-bombers against the backdrop of July 7 bombings in London. Tariq's task gets complicated as an innocent Muslim is killed by the commando shooters of Scotland Yard. On the other hand, Tariq - a British citizen is himself a suspect in the eyes of his boss, despite his long service in the Scotland Yard.

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Plot Keywords:

scotland yard | police | suicide bomber | terrorism | bombing | 

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Taglines:

Is it a crime to be a Muslim?

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English Hindi Urdu

Release Date:

22 August 2008 (UK)

Also Known As:

Atirar a Matar

Filming Locations:

Charing Cross Underground Station, Charing Cross, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£3,950,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£61,533 (UK) (22 August 2008)

Gross:

£61,533 (UK) (22 August 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aron Govil Productions, Cine Boutique Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Shine a light ...

...on both sides. I like movies, that dare to go places. This little film, does that too. It's not afraid and it's not pulling any punches. You get to see both sides of a coin. It's not only about the terrorists and/or the Police/western world. It doesn't show you, that one side is right and the other one isn't. Life is grey and this movie is too, in many ways.

It tries to do justice to every aspect of a real life incident (happened in London) and although I am kind of fed up, by movies with the "based on true events" movies, this one does it's title justice. As good as that is possible. Of course there are flaws (and I'm not talking about the budget or the documentary feel that it has, it's obvious this ain't Hollywood), but with a hot topic like that, it's just not possible to do everyone justice and/or satisfy everyone. If you want that, you have to watch other movies too, to get many sides and other perspectives on that subject matter. You could start with this one of course ...