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27th June 2023
10:23am BST

"It was an attempt to figure it out, to ask, 'What's going on with this?' This [the 'War on Terror'] is something that's commanding so much of our lives, shaping so much of our culture, turning this massive political wheel. I was wondering what this new game was all about. But then 7/7 hit that with a fairly large impact, in that we were suddenly seeing all these guys with a Hovis accent. Suddenly you're not dealing with an amorphous Arab world so much as with British people who have been here quite a long time and who make curry and are a part of the landscape. So you've got a double excavation going on."Making only $4.7 million worldwide, it was far from a commercial hit, but the movie did score 83% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes: Box Office Magazine - "While the film is likely to find outright rejection among those who remain jittery with each turn in the War Against Terror, it should find a warm reception with fans of dark, outrageous humour." Entertainment Weekly - "These guys are not charming; they're horrifying in their ignorance, and they cause real damage. But there's a weird relief to be found in the opportunity to laugh ourselves sick at their expense, if only for an instant." Slate - "The very existence of Four Lions is an act of audacity; the fact that it's also smart, humane, and frequently hilarious is nothing short of a miracle." AV Club - "Chris Morris' corrosive black comedy Four Lions explores the lighter side of jihad. It's a ballsy romp through one of the least lighthearted subjects imaginable." Four Lions is available to watch on Netflix in Ireland and the UK right now.

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