Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (106 min.)) : sound, color |
Summary |
The British Prime Minister and the U.S. President infer that they want to embark on a war in the Middle East. Simon Foster, the British Minister for International Development states, off the cuff, in a radio interview that 'war is unforeseeable.' He later tries to recant his statement to news reporters with another statement. Both remarks start a series of manoeuvrings on both sides by both the pro- and anti-war factions in both governments. U.S. Assistant Secretary for Diplomacy Karen Clarke and U.S. Lieutenant General George Miller lead the anti-war faction, against chief warmonger Linton Barwick. Each principle with their staff, some of whom do not agree with their political master, will do whatever he or she needs to to achieve the desired end goal. This includes having fake meetings, having fake committees, spinning information, leaking information and documents, and doctoring documents. These manoeuvrings are most important in the lead up to the UN vote on the issue |
Notes |
Originally distributed as a motion picture by Alliance Films, 2009 |
Credits |
Director of photography, Jamie Carney ; editors, Billy Sneddon, Ant Boys ; music, Adem Ilhan |
Cast |
Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee, James Gandolfini, Chris Addison |
Notes |
MPAA rating: Not rated |
Subject |
Communication -- Political aspects -- United States -- Drama
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Communication -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- Drama
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Miscommunication -- Great Britain -- Drama
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Diplomacy -- Drama
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Communication -- Political aspects
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Diplomacy
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Miscommunication
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Politics and government
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SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 2007- -- Drama
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009 -- Drama
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Great Britain
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United States
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Genre/Form |
Comedy films
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Drama
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Feature films
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Fiction films
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Internet videos
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Satirical films
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Satirical films.
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Comedy films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Internet videos.
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Films comiques.
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Films de fiction.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Streaming video
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Author |
Loader, Kevin, film producer.
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Tandy, Adam, film producer.
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Armstrong, Jesse, screenwriter.
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Blackwell, Simon, 1966- screenwriter.
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Iannucci, Armando, 1963- screenwriter, film director.
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Roche, Tony, screenwriter.
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Capaldi, Peter, actor.
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Hollander, Tom, 1967- actor.
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McKee, Gina, 1964- actor.
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Gandolfini, James, actor.
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Addison, Chris, 1971- actor.
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Carney, Jamie (Director of photography), director of photography
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Sneddon, Billy, editor of moving image work.
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Boys, Anthony, editor of moving image work.
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Adem (Adem Ilhan), composer (expression)
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IFC Films, presenter.
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BBC Films, presenter.
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UK Film Council, presenter.
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Aramid Entertainment (Firm), presenter.
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Swank Motion Pictures, Inc., film distributor.
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