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6.1/10   771 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Pervaiz Alam (script consultant and additional dialogue)
Carl Austin (screenplay)
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Release Date:
22 August 2008 (UK) more
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Tagline:
Is it a crime to be a Muslim?
Plot:
A suspense drama dealing with the current terrorism attacks in UK through a London Metropolitan Police Officer of Muslim heritage who must display courage and persevere in his duties in face of family conflict. full summary | full synopsis
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(9 articles)
Om Puri visits same Terror Territory Twice
 (From RealBollywood. 19 November 2009, 1:58 AM, PST)

I play terror mastermind in 'Kurbaan': Om Puri
 (From Filmicafe. 21 September 2009, 12:29 PM, PDT)

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Chilling and incisive thriller about Islamic terrorism more (7 total)

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MPAA:
Rated R for some violence and language.
Runtime:
110 min
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Certification:
USA:R | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Australia:M

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23 out of 36 people found the following comment useful.
Chilling and incisive thriller about Islamic terrorism, 16 January 2008
8/10
Author: Sarwar Simpson from United Kingdom

I watched the film 'Shoot On Sight' at Dubai festival and I must say it was one of the best films I have ever seen on the rise of Islamic terrorism in the 21st century. No western filmmaker, so far, has been able to understand why Islamic terrorists blast others and kill themselves. But director Jag Mundhra depicts the diatribe of hate-preachers in a powerful as well as chilling style. Om Puri's performance as Imam gives you goose pimples, particularly, when he incites mobs not to treat westerners innocents. He puts a spin on who is and who isn't innocent. He asks that those who kill and maim in Iraq and Palestine- are they innocent? I came out of the theatre so shocked and well-informed in a positive way.

The great thing about 'Shoot On Sight' is its pace. It moves like a taut thriller but at the same time offers incisive understanding of how Islamic terrorists are recruited. And, yet the film is largely sympathetic to Islam and its followers.

The film offers memorable performances by Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri. Greta Scacchi, Ralph Ineson, Brian Cox and Laila Rouass also came up with credible performances. Sadie Frost, I'm sorry to say, was disappointing and so was the music of the film leaving much to be desired. Frost was expression less and Altman's music had no Islamic or for that matter South Asian soul.

I'll give four stars out of five to 'Shoot On Sight' because it documents the menace of Islamic terrorism in such a powerful, entertaining and yet

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