Route Irish (2010)
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Duration: 109 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: Ken Loach
Stars: Mark Womack, John Bishop and Stephen Lord
IMDb score:
6,4 (4.972)
Releasedate: 16 March 2011
Route Irish plot
"The most dangerous road in the world conceals an even deadlier secret."
This is the story of two men who work as private security agents in Iraq and risk their lives in a city torn by violence and greed. When Frankie is murdered on Route Irish – the road connecting Baghdad's airport to the Green Zone – Fergus is overcome with grief and guilt. He refuses to accept the official explanation of his friend's death and is determined to find out the truth.
Actors and actresses
Fergus
Frankie
Rachel
Nelson
Walker
Haynes
Harim
Jamie
Marisol
Stephen
Reviews & comments
Decec
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- 6747 messages
- 8610 votes
A good drama/thriller movie...
Good story, but not really exciting...
Great acting...
Perfect background sound/music (Dolby Digital)...
Nice HD quality...
Not a top movie...
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Jawaddedadde
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- 5348 messages
- 2196 votes
Quite a good drama.
Indeed very black and white, and of course the occupier comes out pretty bad. In that respect definitely an anti-war film. But the intensity of lead actor Mark Womack is touching and propels the film forward.
There is indeed quite a bit of cursing, but it seems to me that in this environment it is no more than normal. They are not choirboys.
Good.
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sinterklaas
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- 11821 messages
- 3321 votes
Very strong anti-war film by Loach who also works very subtly and thoroughly. Everything is not crazy and with a lot of sound, but just in a kind of documentary-like life story. We follow a veteran Fergus who had to watch his friend being killed in Iraq. His return is of course also anything but rosy and he only makes a fuss with everyone, for the simple fact that everyone else is so secretive about the death of his friend. The film eventually becomes a psychological game when it turns out that there is more behind the death of his friend than he is presented with. And here too, just like the film Green Zone, you get that everything he had to fight for and what his friend died for, was a set up and that more and more dark secrets come to light. Obsession and being annoying is therefore necessary, it turns out again.
And indeed, the acting is fantastic and also quite realistic at many moments. Fergus who is crazy to get to the truth. And yes, war is ultimately all lies. This is once again evident from the film (for the umpteenth time)
The grey English atmosphere is also quite good. Simply a very good film.
4.0*
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