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Four incompetent British terrorists set out to train for and commit an act of terror.

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  • Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 8 wins & 24 nominations.
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Cast

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Waj
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Barry
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Omar
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Faisal
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Sofia
Mohamad Akil ...
Mahmood (as Mohammad Aqil)
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Matt
Karl Seth ...
Uncle Imran
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Khalid (as William El-Gardi)
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Malcolm Storge MP
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Chairwoman
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Hassan
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Alice
Wasim Zakir ...
Ahmed
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Newsreader (as Jonny Maitland)
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Marathon Policeman
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Sniper
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Sniper
Adil Mohammed Javed ...
Nabil
Toby Longworth ...
Heimlich Man
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Negotiator
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Phone Shop Assistant
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Alex
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jayson Benovichi Dicken ...
Khan Soldier (uncredited)
Mike Friend ...
Pret Server (uncredited)
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Security Guard (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
Mark Morrell ...
Security Guard (uncredited)
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Commentator on End Credits (uncredited)
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Shoulderboy (uncredited)
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Police Inspector (uncredited)

Directed by

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Christopher Morris ... (as Chris Morris)

Written by

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Christopher Morris ... (written by) (as Chris Morris) &
Sam Bain ... (written by) &
Jesse Armstrong ... (written by)
 
Simon Blackwell ... (additional writing)

Produced by

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Angus Aynsley ... executive producer
Carole Baraton ... executive producer
Peter Carlton ... executive producer
Will Clarke ... executive producer
Rita Dagher ... executive producer
Mark Findlay ... executive producer
Mark Herbert ... producer
Afi Khan ... associate producer
Caroline Leddy ... executive producer
Alex Marshall ... executive producer
Faisal A. Qureshi ... associate producer
Rebekah Wray Rogers ... line producer: additional photography (as Rebekah Wray-Rogers)
Tessa Ross ... executive producer
Derrin Schlesinger ... producer

Cinematography by

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Lol Crawley ... director of photography

Editing by

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Billy Sneddon

Editorial Department

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Matthew Bristowe ... digital intermediate producer
James Cundill ... online editor
Dan Dolan ... digital intermediate film recorder
Richard Etchells ... senior on-line editor
Matthew Gray ... assistant editor (as Matt Gray)
Max Horton ... digital intermediate colorist
Scott Liddle ... digital intermediate film recorder
Jason Rayton ... assistant editor: additional photography
Ben Setterfield ... digital intermediate film recorder
Cliff Thomas ... arri coordinator
Mandy Miller ... post-production paperwork (uncredited)

Casting By

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Des Hamilton

Production Design by

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Dick Lunn

Art Direction by

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Julie Ann Horan

Set Decoration by

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Duncan Wheeler ... (as Ducan Windram-Wheeler)

Costume Design by

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Charlotte Walter

Makeup Department

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Hannah Booth ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Vikki Lawson ... hair designer / makeup designer
Fiona Lobo-Cranston ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Magi Vaughan ... hair stylist: additional photography / makeup artist: additional photography

Production Management

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Michelle Camp ... post-production supervisor
Vicky Chapman ... unit manager: additional photography
Tracey Josephs ... head of production: Film4
Fiona Lamptey ... production manager: Film4
Rebekah Wray Rogers ... production manager
Barry Ryan ... head of production: Warp Films
Jack Suckling ... unit manager
Alex Sutherland ... production manager: Spain
Emma Zee ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Paul Cathie ... second assistant director
Louisa Dance ... third assistant director: crowd
Samuel Donovan ... second assistant director: additional photography
Joe Geary ... first assistant director
Richard Stanley Jan Harris ... third assistant director: additional photography (as Richard Harris)
Simon Hedges ... first assistant director: additional photography
Ian Hughes ... third assistant director (as Ian 'Pebbles' Hughes)
Tom Fenwick Smith ... third assistant director: dailies
Ainara Trigueros ... third assistant director: Spain
Tom White ... first assistant director: second unit

Art Department

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Roxanna Arefpour ... art department assistant: Spain
Paul de Csernatony ... property master
Samantha Harley ... stand-by art director (as Sam Harley)
Lisa Kenny ... art director: additional photography / assistant art director
Mike Roberts ... dressing props
Paul Robinson ... stand-by props
Chris Swan ... property master: Spain
Duncan Wheeler ... buyer (as Duncan Windram-Wheeler)
Neil Griffiths ... dresser (uncredited) / stand-by props (uncredited)
Russell Lee ... props (uncredited)
Anthea Nelson ... designer: additional photography (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Jim Allen ... sound maintenance
Maurizio Armato ... mix assistant: Simone Corelli
Adam Armitage ... sound effects editor
Stuart Bagshaw ... foley editor
Darren Banks ... sound effects editor
Oliver Brierley ... sound effects editor
James Feltham ... post-production sound coordinator
Alexander Fielding ... assistant sound re-recording mixer
Nigel Heath ... re-recording mixer
Malcolm Hirst ... sound recordist
Stefano Mascitti ... synchronization
David Mitchell ... sound recordist: additional photography
Rebecca Morgan ... sound maintenance: additional photography
Daniel Muñoz ... boom operator: Spain (as Dani Munoz)
Keith Partridge ... foley mixer
Stefan Podolczuk ... trainee sound editor
Alex Sawyer ... dialogue editor
Barnaby Smyth ... foley artist
Jason Stevens ... sound negative
Chris Sturmer ... dolby sound consultant (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Paul Gorrie ... special effects supervisor
Mike Kelt ... special effects supervisor
Juan Ramón Molina ... special effects: Spain (as Juan Ramon Molina)

Visual Effects by

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Avtar Bains ... lead visual effects compositor: Framestore
Martin Bovingdon ... cg modeller: Framestore
Jason Burnett ... visual effects compositor: Framestore
Kevin Curtis ... elements shoot: Framestore
Anthony Gibbs ... animator: Framestore / digital designer: Framestore
Timothy Greenwood ... lead visual effects compositor: Framestore (as Tim Greenwood)
Max Horton ... colourist
Katie Isaksen ... roto artist: Framestore
Pete Jones ... visual effects production assistant: Framestore
David Lochhead ... cg animator: Framestore
Sharon Lock ... digital designer: Framestore
James Long ... visual effects data operator: Framestore
Alix Ludlam ... visual effects compositor: Framestore
Savneet Nagi ... visual effects compositor: Framestore
Darran Nicholson ... lead visual effects compositor: Framestore
Adam Parry ... animator: Framestore, Superfad / digital designer: Framestore, Syperfad
Simon Whalley ... visual effects producer: Framestore
Will Yarrow ... visual effects compositor: Framestore
Adam Hawkes ... digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Andy Merchant ... stunt performer
Gareth Milne ... stunt coordinator
Chris Newton ... stunt performer: Wookie
Juan Manuel Torres Gómez ... stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Dave Ainley ... electrician
Jacqui Bellamy ... additional still photographer
Richard Bevan ... first assistant camera: "b" camera, additional photography
Ole Bratt Birkeland ... camera operator: "b" camera, marathon unit
Daniel Chaytor ... lighting trainee
Jess Doxey ... second assistant camera
Francisco Durban ... assistant camera: Spain
Steven Gardner ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jessica Greene ... second assistant camera: additional photogrphy
Joel Guy ... camera trainee
Hannah Kenworthy ... camera trainee
James Little-Hales ... steadicam operator
Andy Lowe ... gaffer
Lee Martin ... rigging gaffer
Terry Maskell ... electrician
Derrick Peters ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Matt Risby ... cameraman: epk
Dean Rogers ... still photographer
David Oliver Scarpa ... assistant camera (as David Oliver)
John Taylor ... steadicam operator
Marc Tempest ... grip (as Marl Tempest)
Simon Tindall ... camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: second unit
Alex Veitch ... camera trainee
Erik Wilson ... director of photography: marathon unit
Martyn Culpan ... additional electrician (uncredited)
Lee Howarth ... stand-by rigger (uncredited)
Fabian Wagner ... additional camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Martin Gibbons ... casting assistant
Syd Hampson ... extras casting
Kimberley O'Neill ... casting assistant
Mohsan Qureshi ... extras casting
Kerry Smith ... casting assistant
Emma Stafford ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Juani Cabrera ... costume assistant: Spain
Carmen Cristea ... costumer
Lisa Phillips-Dodsworth ... costume assistant: additional photography
Fraser Purfit ... costumer
Doina Raducut ... costumer
Hannah Walter ... costume supervisor: additional photography

Location Management

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Vicky Chapman ... assistant location manager: marathon unit
Juanito Fernández ... location manager: Spain (as Juan Fernández)
Richard Godfrey ... location manager: second unit
Richard Knight ... location manager
Matthew Whitney ... assistant location manager (as Matt Whitney)

Music Department

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Phil Canning ... music supervisor
Jonathan Whitehead ... composer: Trailer Music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Samuel Donovan ... script coordinator
Iain Morris ... script consultant
Rebecca Rycroft ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Peter Connelley ... unit driver
Craig Hudson ... driver: facilities
Karl Jones ... unit driver
Ian Kitchingman ... driver: camera car
Paul Pearson ... unit driver

Additional Crew

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Tim Adams ... production runner
Reno Antoniades ... legal services: Lee & Thompson
Angie Bailey ... unit nurse
Colin Batchford ... security
Penny Brockhurst ... auditor: Shipleys
Mike Brookes ... legal services: Lee & Thompson
Neil Calder ... completion bond: Film Finances UK
Sue Clark ... animal supplier and coordinator: Timber Tops
Rebecca Coppin ... legal services: Lee & Thompson (as Rebecca Pick)
Nalika Da Silva ... production runner
Harry Dixon ... head of business affairs: Film4
Libby Durdy ... representative: Warp Films
Jacqui Edwards ... archive consultant
John Ensby ... laboratory contact
Jim Ferguson ... unit nurse
Nick Ginerver ... unit nurse
Ally Gipps ... representative: Warp Films
Robin Gutch ... representative: Warp Films
Silvia Gómez ... production coordinator: Spain (as Silvia Gomez)
Boyd Harvey ... insurance: Media Insurance Brokers
Dan Hillsdon ... production accountant
Ruth Hodgson ... completion bond: Film Finances UK
Dave Holloway ... epk
Tommy Husband ... representative: Warp Films
Steve Joberns ... auditor: Shipleys
Gareth Jones ... post-production accountant
Jen Kenwood ... representative: Warp Films
Tor Kristoffersen ... production runner: additional photography
Sam Lavender ... development executive: Film4
Sharon Lock ... title designer: Framestore
Paco Lozano ... crowd fixer: Spain
Imran The Man ... field consultant
Cristina Martin ... production assistant: Spain
Charles McDonald ... unit publicist
Helene Michaelides ... runner
Christos Michaels ... legal services: Optimum Releasing, Lee & Thompson
Antonio Molina ... armorer: Spain
Sarah Moloney ... floor runner
Nicola Morrow ... production coordinator: additional photography (as Nicola Morror)
Veronique Mousnier ... representative: Optimum Releasing
Stephen Murphy ... legal services: Optimum Releasing, Lee & Thompson
Javier Navarrete Fernández-Nieto ... production assistant / production assistant: Spain (as Javier Navarrete)
Anna Ortaga ... first aider: Spain
Raquel Palermo ... production assistant: Spain
Lisa Parman ... unit nurse
Linda Pather ... completion bond: Film Finances UK
Danny Perkins ... representative: Optimum Rekeasing
Natasha Pilbrow ... legal services: Lee & Thompson
Jim Ranyard ... risk and safety management officer
Sophia Rashid ... language coach
Rogelio Rodriguez ... production assistant: Spain
Jen Rooks ... production assistant: additional photography (as Jennifer Rooks)
Kate Ruddock ... unit nurse
Andy Shakesby ... unit nurse
Niall Shamma ... finance manager: Warp Films
Mark Shelley ... armorer
Sudie Smyth ... completion bond: Film Finances UK
Andrea Sumnall ... unit nurse
Antoine Taupin ... production loan: Natixis Coficine
Natalie Usher ... legal services: Lee & Thompson (as Natalie Bass)
Helen Varty ... assistant: Film4
Christopher Vidal ... production loan: Natixis Coficine (as Christople Vidal)
Hannah Yarberry ... unit nurse
Luke Glover ... runner (uncredited)
Tommy Husband ... production assistant (uncredited)
Jen Kenwood ... production assistant (uncredited)
Sarah Parfitt ... delivery paperwork coordinator (uncredited)
Russell Smith ... production counsel (uncredited)

Thanks

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Shah Ahmed ... with special thanks to
Assad ... with special thanks to
Richard Ayoade ... with special thanks to
Abdul Qadeer Baksh ... with special thanks to
Peter Baynham ... with special thanks to
Steve Beckett ... with special thanks to
Martin Beckford ... with special thanks to
Moazzam Begg ... with special thanks to
Owen Bennett-Jones ... with special thanks to (as Owen Bennet-Jones)
Yahya Birt ... with special thanks to
Crispin Black ... with special thanks to
Layla Blackman ... with special thanks to
Sue Bruce-Smith ... with special thanks to
Amelia Bullmore ... with special thanks to
Jason Burke ... with special thanks to
Mary Burke ... with special thanks to
Jane Bussmann ... with special thanks to
Chiggy ... with special thanks to
Jonathan Coleman ... film made possible thanks to (as Jono)
Geoff Cox ... with special thanks to
Adam Curtis ... with special thanks to
Peter Dale ... with special thanks to
Deborah Davies ... with special thanks to
Stephen Davies ... film made possible thanks to
Chris Dickens ... with special thanks to
Brian Eno ... with special thanks to
Nick Fielding ... with special thanks to
Peter Finegan ... with special thanks to
Jane Fluckiger ... with special thanks to
Mark Freeland ... with special thanks to
The Fundingmentalists ... with special thanks to
Timothy Gardam ... with special thanks to (as Tim Gardam)
Beatrice Gay ... with special thanks to
Brian Hall ... with special thanks to
Tayab Haq ... with special thanks to
Reda Hassain ... with special thanks to
Jason Hazeley ... with special thanks to
William Heath ... film made possible thanks to
Lorraine Heggessey ... with special thanks to
Phillip Hylander ... film made possible thanks to
Armando Iannucci ... with special thanks to
Luke Jacobson ... with special thanks to
Roly Keating ... with special thanks to
Claire Keelan ... with special thanks to
Altaf Khan ... with special thanks to (as Mrs Farkhanda & Mr Altaf Khan)
Farkhanda Khan ... with special thanks to (as Mrs Farkhanda & Mr Altaf Khan)
Iki Khan ... with special thanks to
Muzz Khan ... with special thanks to
Jeremy Kimberlin ... with special thanks to
Abdul Haq Kofi ... with special thanks to
Paul Lashamar ... with special thanks to
Amber Lone ... with special thanks to
Kevin Lygo ... with special thanks to
Jonathan Maitland ... film made possible thanks to (as Jonny Maitland)
Cathy Mason ... with special thanks to
Stephen Merchant ... with special thanks to (as Steve Merchant)
Charlie Morris ... with special thanks to
Fred Morris ... with special thanks to
John Mulholland ... with special thanks to
Prash Naik ... with special thanks to
Anthea Nelson ... with special thanks to
Andrew Newman ... with special thanks to
Omar ... with special thanks to (as Omar & Saf)
Lucille Pardee ... with special thanks to
Alice Perman ... with special thanks to
Shafihur Rahman ... with special thanks to
Tony Ryan ... film made possible thanks to
Saf ... with special thanks to (as Omar & Saf)
Ziauddin Sardar ... with special thanks to
Ella Schlesinger ... with special thanks to
Diarmid Scrimshaw ... with special thanks to
Theo Seffusatti ... with special thanks to
Lorne Sommerville ... film made possible thanks to (as Lorne Somerville)
Matt Stone ... with special thanks to
Nasreen Suleman ... with special thanks to
Tassadiq ... with special thanks to
Jane Tranter ... with special thanks to
Jo Unwin ... with special thanks to
Ed Vulliamy ... with special thanks to
Bree Winwood ... with special thanks to (as Bree Nevin)
Luke Wray-Rogers ... with special thanks to (as Luke Wray)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. 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. Written by Sundance Film Festival

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Also Known As
  • We Are Four Lions (France)
  • Neli lõvi (Estonia)
  • 四個傻瓜 (Taiwan)
  • Чотири леви (Ukraine)
  • Τέσσερα λιοντάρια (Greece)
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Runtime
  • 97 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United Kingdom GBP608,608, 09 May 2010

Did You Know?

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Trivia According to Christopher Morris, Barry, the Jihadist group leader, was based on a former BNP member who in an attempt to out-knowledge the Asian youths he regularly assaulted, studied the Qur'an and as a result "accidentally converted himself" and became a Muslim. See more »
Goofs When Barry is driving the group to the airport in his Citroen Xantia, he pulls over in a huff and swallows the key to stop them going. However, the key he produces and swallows is a Ford key, not a Citroen key. Additionally, the car is fitted as standard with a keypad immobiliser, requiring a security number to start - so Omar's attempt to hotwire the car would not have succeeded in real life. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode dated 5 May 2010 (2010). See more »
Soundtracks Nadia See more »
Crazy Credits The London Marathon had no involvement in the making of this film and its portrayal is entirely a work of fiction See more »
Quotes Barry: [car breaks down] Fuck, Fuck, fuck it!
Omar: Did you fix this then, Barry?
Barry: Yes, I fixed it!
Omar: Did ya?
Barry: It's the parts... they're Jewish.
Omar: What parts in a car are Jewish?
[pause]
Omar: Hmm?
Fessal: Spark plugs.
Barry: Spark plugs! Jews invented spark plugs to control global traffic.
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