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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Awards:
- 2 nominations.
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Cast
| Mark Womack | ... |
Fergus
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| Andrea Lowe | ... |
Rachel
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| John Bishop | ... |
Frankie
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Alex Walker
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Jack Fortune | ... |
Haynes
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Talib Rasool | ... |
Harim
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Craig Lundberg | ... |
Craig
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Vortre Williams | ... |
Nelson
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Russell Anderson | ... |
Tommy
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| Jamie Michie | ... |
Jamie
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Bradley Thompson | ... |
Young Fergus
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Daniel Foy | ... |
Young Frankie
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| Najwa Nimri | ... |
Marisol
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Maggie Southers | ... |
Frankie's Mother
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R. David | ... |
David
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Tony Schumacher | ... |
Andy
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| Gary Cargill | ... |
Undertaker
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Donna Elso | ... |
Peggy
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| Stephen Lord | ... |
Steve
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Jaimes Locke | ... |
Jay
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Natalie Flood |
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Andy Dwyer |
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Taban Othman |
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Ali Karami |
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Nasredine Banda |
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Nick Baty |
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Tayf Basil | ... |
Yousef
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Ranj Hawra | ... |
Ranj
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Malik Amir |
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Mohsen Fakhir |
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Aseel Salam |
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Kevin Burton |
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Tagreed Asad |
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Omar Abdelaareez |
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Sajida Hassan |
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| Martin Webster | ... |
IRAQ Footage (archiveFootage)
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| Paul J. Dove | ... |
Passenger on a Ferry - 1970-1980 flashback (uncredited)
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Connor Harrison | ... |
Funeral Attendant (uncredited)
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Hind Kamil | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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Robert Rae-Lewis | ... |
Ferry Passenger (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ken Loach | ||
Written by
| Paul Laverty | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Conchita Airoldi | ... | co-producer |
| Pascal Caucheteux | ... | executive producer |
| Tim Cole | ... | line producer |
| Vincent Maraval | ... | executive producer |
| Linda Mutawi | ... | supervising producer: Jordan |
| Rebecca O'Brien | ... | producer |
Music by
| George Fenton | ||
Cinematography by
| Chris Menges | ||
Editing by
| Jonathan Morris | ||
Editorial Department
| Paul Clegg | ... | assistant editor |
| Anthony Morris | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Kahleen Crawford | ||
| Eva Leira | ||
| Yolanda Serrano | ||
Production Design by
| Fergus Clegg | ||
Art Direction by
| Grant Armstrong | ||
Costume Design by
| Sarah Ryan | ||
Makeup Department
| Carli Mather | ... | makeup/hair designer |
| Reem Naber | ... | assistant makeup: Jordan |
Production Management
| Fuad Khalil | ... | production manager |
| Eimhear McMahon | ... | post-production supervisor |
| María Merediz | ... | post-production manager |
| Faye Newton | ... | unit manager |
| Rula Saleh | ... | travel & accommodation coordinator |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Michael Biggam | ... | dailies |
| Mark Burness | ... | dailies |
| Antoine Doyen | ... | dailies |
| Mark Garside | ... | dailies |
| Lynn Gibson | ... | dailies |
| David Gilchrist | ... | first assistant director |
| Julie Heskin | ... | third assistant director |
| Mark Jones | ... | dailies |
| Kay McIntosh | ... | dailies |
| Michael Queen | ... | second assistant director |
| Omar Sawalha | ... | third assistant director: Jordan |
| Paul Taylor | ... | dailies |
| Chris Wanklin | ... | dailies (as Chris Wanklyn) |
| Victoria Yates | ... | dailies |
Art Department
| Ashraf Ahmed Alnawai | ... | construction coordinator: Jordan |
| Paul Curren | ... | supervising painter |
| Martin Feely | ... | painter |
| Anita Gupta | ... | production buyer |
| Julie Ann Horan | ... | assistant art director |
| Ben Johnson | ... | stand-by props |
| Samy Keilani | ... | construction coordinator |
| Karim Kheir | ... | art director: Jordan / set buyer / set dresser |
| Jonny Mellor | ... | stagehand (as Johnny Mellor) |
| Colin Mutch | ... | property master |
| Colin Relph | ... | carpenter |
| Mark Reynolds | ... | dressing prop |
| Danny Sumsion | ... | construction manager |
| Carl Wilson | ... | senior propmaker |
| Samir Zaidan | ... | scenic artist |
| Nasser Zoubi | ... | art director: Jordan / property master: Jordan |
Sound Department
| Rick Bailey | ... | playback technician |
| Ray Beckett | ... | production sound mixer |
| Ben Brazier | ... | dialogue editor |
| Kevin Brazier | ... | sound editor |
| Robert Brazier | ... | sound effects editor |
| Steve Carr | ... | sound transfer |
| James Doyle | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Sue Harding | ... | foley artist |
| Ben Hodkinson | ... | playback technician |
| Ric Perrin | ... | sound assistant |
| Timothy Siddall | ... | sound mix technician |
| Jason Stevens | ... | sound negative |
| Ian Tapp | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Rowena Wilkinson | ... | foley artist |
Special Effects by
| David Harris | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Stuart Wishart | ... | special effects senior technician |
Visual Effects by
| Simon Kilroe | ... | lead compositor: vfx |
Stunts
| Paul Heasman | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Kid Richmond | ... | co-stunt coordinator / stunt driver |
| Gordon Seed | ... | stunts |
| Lee Sheward | ... | stunts |
| Barrett Snow | ... | stunt rigger |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Joss Barratt | ... | stills photographer |
| Jason Bulley | ... | additional camera operator |
| Amaury Duquenne | ... | second assistant camera |
| Lee Howarth | ... | rigger: dailies |
| Carl Hudson | ... | focus puller |
| Ricky Mears | ... | trainee camera |
| Joachim Philippe | ... | second assistant camera |
| Paul Sharp | ... | best boy |
| Laurent Van Eijs | ... | lighting technician |
| Adam Walker | ... | electrician |
| Lee Walters | ... | gaffer |
Casting Department
| Lara Atalla | ... | cast: Jordan |
| Beatriz Bartolomé | ... | casting assistant: Spain |
| Raya Hamdan | ... | cast: Jordan |
| Basil Karim | ... | cast: Jordan |
| Caroline Stewart | ... | casting assistant |
| Leticia Criado | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Phaedra Dahdaleh | ... | wardrobe: Jordan |
| Abdel Rayyan | ... | wardrobe: Jordan |
| Abdo Rayyan | ... | costume assistant |
| Sam Scragg | ... | costume supervisor |
Location Management
| Claire Newton | ... | location manager |
| Mark Volante | ... | assistant location manager: uk |
Music Department
| Mat Bartram | ... | pro tools |
| Isobel Griffiths | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Steve Price | ... | music recorder |
| Isobel Waller-Bridge | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Susanna Lenton | ... | script supervisor |
| Roger Smith | ... | script consultant |
Transportation Department
| Omar Ayesh | ... | transportation captain / transportation: Jordan |
| Nader Ayoub | ... | transportation: Jordan |
| Omar Deeb | ... | transportation: Jordan |
| Majdi Abdul Qader | ... | transportation: Jordan |
| Ziad Qariyouti | ... | transportation: Jordan |
| Ahmad Smadi | ... | transportation: Jordan |
| Jihad Tamimi | ... | transportation: Jordan |
| Paul Walker | ... | unit driver |
| Keith Wignall | ... | unit driver |
| Garo Youmjian | ... | picture car coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Tarik Afifi | ... | production assistant |
| Bader Alami | ... | production assistant |
| Tania Antonioli | ... | production assistant: Films du Fleuve |
| Owen Arnold | ... | production assistant |
| Reem Bandak | ... | production coordinator: Jordan |
| Marie Besançon | ... | production assistant: Wild Bunch |
| Danny Boocock | ... | production assistant |
| Lucy Borleteau | ... | production assistant: Why Not |
| Muriel Bostyn | ... | production assistant: Inver Invest |
| Arifa Bseiso | ... | key production assistant |
| Martin Bullard | ... | end title designer |
| Martin Butterworth | ... | title designer |
| Emmanuelle Castro | ... | production assistant: Wild Bunch |
| Ann Cattrall | ... | research |
| Chris Cavanagh | ... | floor runner |
| Red Chutney | ... | caterer |
| Tara Cooke | ... | production assistant: Vision+Media |
| Etienne de Ricaud | ... | production assistant; Why Not |
| Marc Grant | ... | assistant accountant |
| Katie Grist | ... | travels |
| Stephen Grosz | ... | legal adviser |
| Maha Hanna | ... | production accountant |
| Wael Jabaji | ... | caterer: Jordan |
| Sophie Jackson | ... | production assistant (as Sophie Agnew) |
| Keith Jenkins | ... | security |
| Maggie Kabarity | ... | third man: Jordan |
| John Lafferty | ... | legal adviser |
| Sharif Majali | ... | liaison: film commission |
| Tony Malloy | ... | security |
| Charles McDonald | ... | press |
| Loren Mclaughlan | ... | production staff |
| Eimhear McMahon | ... | production coordinator |
| Ashraf Mezied | ... | production assistant: Jordan |
| Atom Overbrick | ... | production assistant: Why Not |
| Rob Partridge | ... | armourer |
| Charlie Phillips | ... | weapons coordinator |
| Saeb Abul Ragheb | ... | assistant: location manager |
| Habib Rahman | ... | assistant accountant |
| Abu Rashed | ... | location security: Jordan / security: Jordan |
| Michael Ross | ... | caterer |
| Marie-Antoinette Schoenmaeckers | ... | production assistant: Films du Fleuve (as Marie Schoenmaeckers) |
| Tina Shadick | ... | production accountant |
| Delphine Tomson | ... | production assistant: Films du Fleuve |
| Natalie Usher | ... | legal adviser |
| Steve Wilkerson | ... | armourer (as Steve 'Wilky' Wilkerson) |
| Luca Zingaretti | ... | voice dubbing: Mark Womack |
Thanks
| Linda Mutawi | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Sixteen Films
- Why Not Productions
- Wild Bunch
- Alta Producción
- Canal+
- Canto Bros Productions
- CinéCinéma
- Cinéart
- Diaphana Distribution
- France 2 Cinéma
- France Télévisions
- Inver Invest
- Les Films du Fleuve
- MEDIA Program Development Fund
- Magasin Duck Liège
- Modal Installation
- North West Vision
- Sofica UGC 1
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
- Tornasol Films
- Urania Pictures S.r.l.
Distributors
- Artificial Eye (2010) (United Kingdom)
- Artificial Eye (2010) (Ireland)
- Babilla Ciné (2010) (Colombia) (theatrical)
- Lusomundo (2010) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- MegaCom Film (MCF) (2010) (Yugoslavia) (theatrical)
- Shani Films (2010) (Israel) (theatrical)
- Spentzos Films (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Independenta Film (2010) (Romania)
- Teleview International (2010) (Lebanon) (Middle East)
- Video Vision Entertainment (2010) (South Africa) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Diaphana Distribution (2011) (France) (theatrical)
- Fidalgo (2011) (Norway) (theatrical)
- NonStop Entertainment (2011) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Transmission Films (2011) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Alta Films (2011) (Spain)
- Audio Visual Entertainment (2011) (Greece) (DVD)
- Twin Pics (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland (2011) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Longride (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2014) (Finland) (tv)
- IFA (2018) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Alhambra Travel (travel agency)
- Angel Recording Studios (post-production sound services)
- Bindman & Partners (legal)
- Ciné-Images (end titles)
- Creative Partnership (titles)
- EuroKids & Adults International Casting and Model Agency (extras casting)
- Eye-Lite Group (camera equipment provided by)
- Goldcrest Post Production London (post-production)
- International Traders (local production services)
- Isobel Griffiths Limited (orchestra contractor)
- Kodak (motion picture film supplier)
- Lee & Thompson (legal)
- Malde & Co. (tax credit consultants)
- Media Insurance Brokers (MIB) (insurance)
- Mediprop (paramedics)
- Molinare Studio (post-production facilities)
- Perdix Firearms Ltd. (weapons)
- Pinewood Studios (post-production facilities)
- Professional Negative Cutting (post-production facilities)
- Red Frog (sound playback)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Shogun Music Ltd. (musical editor)
- Zaman Productions (production services)
Storyline
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| Taglines | The most dangerous road in the world conceals an even deadlier secret. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Actor Vortre Williams was really waterboarded for the film. Trying to fake it proved too clearly false so it was felt that it had to be performed for real. Despite hefty safety precautions, Williams was highly traumatized by the experience and suffered panic attacks for several weeks after. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Cannes Film Festival 2010 (2010). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Rocks See more » |
| 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. See more » |