Route Irish (2010)

The story of a private security contractor in Iraq who rejected the official explanation of his friend's death and sets out to discover the truth.

Director:

Ken Loach

Writer:

Paul Laverty (screenplay)

Stars:

Mark Womack, Andrea Lowe, John Bishop

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Womack	...	Fergus
Andrea Lowe	...	Rachel
John Bishop	...	Frankie
Geoff Bell	...	Alex Walker
Jack Fortune	...	Haynes
Talib Rasool	...	Harim
Craig Lundberg	...	Craig
Vortre Williams	...	Nelson (as Trevor Williams)
Russell Anderson	...	Tommy
Jamie Michie	...	Jamie
Bradley Thompson	...	Young Fergus
Daniel Foy	...	Young Frankie
Najwa Nimri	...	Marisol
Maggie Southers	...	Frankie's Mother
R. David	...	David

Storyline

The story of a private security contractor in Iraq who rejected the official explanation of his friend's death and sets out to discover the truth.

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | friendship between men | friendship between boys | younger version of character | death | 

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Taglines:

The most dangerous road in the world conceals an even deadlier secret.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller | War

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Did You Know?

Trivia

MPAA Nr. 46.064.

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Quotes

Harim: This song is from Mesopotamia, uh... which means the land between the two rivers: the Tigris and the Eufrates, where the homo sapiens learned to write, to count and mark the stars, which anthropologists called the cradle of civilizations. In my dreams it might be once again.

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Connections

Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 15 March 2011 (2011)

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Soundtracks

Rocks
by Bobby Gillespie, Robert Young and Andrew Innes
performed by Prima Scream

User Reviews

not all bad

Just adding my balance to the reviews here. The acting does stand out as being particularly off in points, as you can see some of the actors eyes searching in the back of their heads trying to remember their lines as though they had received the script that morning. The story was hard to follow and unconvincing as a reason for a conspiracy. On the plus side, it did have potential, however potential is not any use to a finished product. I have to agree with another reviewer who suggested that Hollywood would have done a better job of it...and THAT really pains me to say as I do love British films mainly for that exact reason that we tend to make more subtle realistic action which makes it more believable and therefore more thrilling by its realism instead of impossible stunts (read Mission Impossible and anything by jon woo)

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France] Official site [Japan]

Country:

UK France Italy Belgium Spain

Language:

English Arabic

Release Date:

16 March 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

Halál sugárút

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,022,411

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min 109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color