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Master of satire, Chris Morris, directs and co-writes his bold, daring and hilarious debut feature film. With pitch-perfect writing talent lent from British screenwriters Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain and Simon Blackwell, this dark comedy won the BAFTA for Outstanding debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. Co-produced by the UK’s Film4 and Warp Films.

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In Sheffield, a group of young Muslim men hatch an ill-conceived plan to become suicide bombers. After Omar (Riz Ahmed) and Waj (Kayvan Novak) embark briefly on a Pakistan-based training camp, and Faisal (Adeel Akhtar) attempts to train birds to carry bombs, the film culminates in them trying to disrupt the London Marathon with their newly-learned skills.