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1. • • Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce.
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   Is four lions a farce?

   • As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce. In a storm of razor-sharp verbal jousting and large-scale set pieces, Four Lions is a comic tour de force; it shows that-while terrorism is about ideology-it can also be about idiots.

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   What was the movie Four Lions about?

   • The result was the beloved and quote-packed 2010 film Four Lions, which follows four bumbling wannabe jihadis as they plan to blow up the London marathon. A box office and critical hit, it was a film that focused on farce more than it did ferociousness.

   ‘I Was Told It Was Career Suicide’ – The Oral History of ‘Four Lions’

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   What is 'four lions' based on?

   • Drafthouse Films IN “Four Lions,” the first feature directed by the British comedian Chris Morris, a group of British Muslim fundamentalists hatch a plot to blow themselves up during the London Marathon. From this decidedly unfunny premise the film finds multiple occasions for laughter.

   Chris Morris’s Terrorism Comedy ‘Four Lions’ - The New York Times

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   Is four lions a satire?

   • Four Lions is a 2010 British political satire black comedy film directed by Chris Morris (in his feature film debut) from a screenplay written by Morris, Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong. [ 3 ] It stars Riz Ahmed, Kayvan Novak, Nigel Lindsay, Arsher Ali and Adeel Akhtar.

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   Is 'four lions' a good movie?

   • “Four Lions” is impossible to categorize. It’s an exceedingly dark comedy, a wicked satire, a thriller where the thrills center on the incompetence of the villains. It’s fueled by both merriment and anger. It shows characters so dazzled by the prospect of the next life that they have no cares about their present lives — or ours.

   Regarding terrorist imbeciles with a poker face - Roger Ebert

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   Is 'four lions' a comedy?

   • In “Four Lions,” a farce that recognizes the limits of humor and the existence of tragedy, comedy is a means of illuminating the rhetorical confusion and knee-jerk pieties surrounding a charged subject. “It doesn’t go for easy laughs,” Mr. Iannucci said.

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   Plot. Four radicalised British Muslim men living in Sheffield (three of whom are British Pakistani) aspire to become suicide bombers: Omar, who is deeply critical of Western society and interventionism; his dim-witted and anxious cousin Waj; Barry, a bad-tempered and rash English convert; and the naive Faisal.

4. www.nytimes.com › 2010/10/24 › moviesChris Morris’s Terrorism Comedy ‘Four Lions’ - The New York Times

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   Oct 22, 2010 · In “Four Lions,” a farce that recognizes the limits of humor and the existence of tragedy, comedy is a means of illuminating the rhetorical confusion and knee-jerk pieties surrounding a ...

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   Jul 30, 2020 · The result was the beloved and quote-packed 2010 film Four Lions, which follows four bumbling wannabe jihadis as they plan to blow up the London marathon. A box office and critical hit, it was...

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6. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › four-lions-2010Regarding terrorist imbeciles with a poker face - Roger Ebert

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   Nov 10, 2010 · “Four Lions” is impossible to categorize. It’s an exceedingly dark comedy, a wicked satire, a thriller where the thrills center on the incompetence of the villains. It’s fueled by both merriment and anger.

7. www.gq.com › story › four-lions-comedy-catharsisIt's a Good Time to Revisit the Cathartic Terrorism Comedy - GQ

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   Nov 23, 2015 · Four Lions. To cope with the tragic international events of the last few weeks, let's all revisit Chris Morris' masterwork of dark, weirdly healing satire. By Nathan Rabin.

8. www.nme.com › features › four-lions-10-years-on'Four Lions': why the terrorism satire is still relevant, 10 ...

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   Jun 11, 2020 · On paper, Four Lions is a film about a gang of fundamentalists who load up a van full of nail bombs and blow themselves up in the middle of London. They’re clearly all awful murderers, but by...

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   Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce.