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I really like the look of this, it looks hilarious. When done well there is no better way of shining a light on aspects of the human condition than through farce. Four Lions was screened at the the Sundance Film Festival and earned glowing reviews. Riz Ahmed is an actor I’ve been keeping my eye on the last few years, he was great in Shifty last year and in The Road to Guantanamo. Four Lions is in UK cinemas May 7^th, check out the synopsis and trailer below, I hope it lives up to my expectations!

Chris Morris’ “Four Lions” is a funny, thrilling comedy that illuminates modern jihadism through the prism of farce. It understands jihadists as human beings. And it understands human beings as innately ridiculous. What “This Is Spinal Tap” did for heavy metal and “Dr Strangelove” the Cold War, “Four Lions” does for the modern face of terrorism.

In a British city, four men have a secret plan. Omar (Riz Ahmed) is disillusioned about the treatment of muslims around the world and is determined to become a soldier. This is the most exciting idea Waj (Kayvan Novak) has ever heard. Better still it’s a no brainer because Omar does his thinking for him. Opposed to Omar and everyone else on earth is the white islamic convert Barry (Nigel Lindsay).  He’d realize he joined the cell to channel his nihilism – If he had half the self knowledge of a duck. Faisal (Adeel Akhtar) is the odd man out. He can make a bomb – but he can’t blow himself up just now coz his sick dad has “started eating newspaper”. Instead he’s training crows to fly bombs through windows.  This is what Omar has to deal with. They must strike a decisive blow on their own turf but can any of them strike a match without punching himself in the face?