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Synopsis

A handful of young men set out to take on the decadent West but are more of a threat to themselves than anyone else in this black comedy from director Chris Morris (THE DAY TODAY, JAM). Omar (Riz Ahmed SHIFTY) is a devout Muslim living in the United Kingdom who has decided to form a terrorist cell to bring forth a jihad against a culture he believes is dominated by the sinful and ignorant. However, Omar isn't much of leader, and he's assembled an unimpressive team of fellow terrorists, among them Waj (Kayvan Novak FACEJACKER), who lacks the brainpower to come up with ideas or direction on his own; Faisal (Adeel Akhtar TRAITOR), who is shy and doesn't have much to say; and Barry (Nigel Lindsay JAM & JERUSALEM), a recent convert to Islam who tries to make up for his lack of practical knowledge with fierce passion.

Nomination Categories

Best Film

Mark Herbert, Derrin Schlesinger

Outstanding British Film

Mark Herbert, Derrin Schlesinger, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Chris Morris

Director

Chris Morris

Leading Actor

Riz Ahmed

Supporting Actor

Nigel Lindsay, Arsher Ali, Kayvan Novak, Adeel Akhtar

Supporting Actress

Preeya Kalidas

Original Screenplay

Chris Morris, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain

Cinematography

Lol Crawley

Production Design

Dick Lunn

Editing

Billy Sneddon

Costume Design

Charlotte Walter

Make Up & Hair

Vikki Lawson

Sound

Malcolm Hirst, Nigel Heath, Darren Banks

Special Visual Effects

Darran Nicholson, Avtar Bains, Tim Greenwood, Sharon Lock

Director

Chris Morris

Cast

Riz Ahmed

Nigel Lindsay

Arsher Ali

Kayvan Novak

Adeel Akhtar

Preeya Kalidas

Screenings

For more information about screenings please email bafta@optimumreleasing.com

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