{"id":8969,"date":"2010-08-30T05:55:04","date_gmt":"2010-08-30T04:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=8969"},"modified":"2010-08-30T06:08:46","modified_gmt":"2010-08-30T05:08:46","slug":"uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-30th-august-2010-four-lions-sherlock-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2010\/08\/30\/uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-30th-august-2010-four-lions-sherlock-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD & Blu-ray Releases: Monday 30th August 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Four Lions<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum):\u00a0When\u00a0this project was first announced, it promised to be another taboo-shattering project from Chris Morris, one of the most brilliant satirists of his generation.<\/p>\n After pioneering work in radio (On the Hour<\/a>) and television (The Day Today<\/a>,\u00a0Brass Eye<\/a>) which lampooned media and politics with diamond-sharp precision, it seemed like a bold and fascinating prospect.<\/p>\n Set in an unnamed northern town, it centres around four disenchanted young men: Omar (Riz Ahmed<\/a>) is the unofficial leader determined to become a martyr for oppressed Muslims around the world; Waj (Kayvan Novak<\/a>), a recruit who essnetially does what Omar says; Barry (Nigel Lindsay<\/a>), a white Islamic convert obsessed with operational detail; and Faisal (Adeel Akhtar<\/a>), who struggles trying to train crows to fly bombs through windows.<\/p>\n