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Dirty War

  • TV Movie
  • 2004
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 30m
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6.5/10
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Dirty War (2004)
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A terrorist group detonates a radiological dispersal device (RDD) in Central London. Due to a lack of preparation, training, and resources, chaos ensues.A terrorist group detonates a radiological dispersal device (RDD) in Central London. Due to a lack of preparation, training, and resources, chaos ensues.A terrorist group detonates a radiological dispersal device (RDD) in Central London. Due to a lack of preparation, training, and resources, chaos ensues.

  • Director
    • Daniel Percival
  • Writers
    • Lizzie Mickery
    • Daniel Percival
  • Stars
    • Gavin Abbott
    • Joanne Adams
    • Shamshad Akhtar
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    1.6K
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    • Director
      • Daniel Percival
    • Writers
      • Lizzie Mickery
      • Daniel Percival
    • Stars
      • Gavin Abbott
      • Joanne Adams
      • Shamshad Akhtar
    • 22User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win total

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    Gavin Abbott
    • Bomb Incident Officer 2
    Joanne Adams
    • Control Officer 1
    Shamshad Akhtar
    • Falzah
    Dean Ashton
    • RSM Officer
    Paul Antony-Barber
    Paul Antony-Barber
    • Commander Paul Hardwick
    Kameal Nisha Bisnauthsingh
    • Razla
    Louise Breckon-Richards
    Louise Breckon-Richards
    • DC Vicky Loman
    Keir Charles
    Keir Charles
    • Press Officer
    Josh Cole
    • Control Officer 2
    Zoe Conway
    • TV Reporter - Liz Street
    Joanna Croll
    Joanna Croll
    • Female Doctor
    Craig Crosbie
    Craig Crosbie
    • Radiation Expert
    Luke Dejahang
    Luke Dejahang
    • Mohammed Ibn Harrara
    • (as Fuman Dar)
    Louise Delamere
    Louise Delamere
    • Liz Corrigan
    Tony Dolan
    • Lead TSG Officer
    Greg Donaldson
    Greg Donaldson
    • Fireman
    Houda Echouafni
    Houda Echouafni
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    • Reconnaissance Man
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      • Daniel Percival
    • Writers
      • Lizzie Mickery
      • Daniel Percival
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    8/10
    A must-see movie of our times!
    Well this movie certainly was in keeping with the current times. No happy endings, super-heroes, or miracles here. Just down-to-earth fiction to stimulate our minds along the lines of terrorism, and what-ifs. Kudos to Percival and Mickery for an excellent screenplay and superb direction by Percival. Films like this are needed to keep us aware of what is out there. If every peace-loving man and woman on earth reported obviously suspicious activities I believe terrorism could not thrive. This movie showed just how hard it really is to subvert these terrorists, even with good intelligence. Even though the film is a bit propagandist against Islam (the use of a Muslim police officer as a main character) I believe it was entirely realistic. There was meant to be shock-value in the bombing incident. As a very clever tool to relay the humility and indignity of people caught up in an attack such as this, they showed full nudity of women being decontaminated post-attack. It didn't take me long to realize that this was meant to even further instill into the viewer that thought, i.e., we are not in control of everything in a situation like this. Although this took place in London, with the usual high-level British acting, it makes a statement for any part of the world. Great movies don't have to be blockbuster epic productions, and this movie is very very worthy of viewing.
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    • Jan 26, 2005

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    • Release date
      • January 24, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
      • HBO (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Guerra sucia
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • BBC Films
      • HBO Films
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • £2,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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