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Four Lions

Year:

2010

Duration:

97 min

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

Christopher Morris

Awards:

Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 7 wins & 21 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2010-05-07

Filming Locations: Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $41,512 (USA) (7 November 2010)

Gross: $301,527 (USA) (13 February 2011)

Cast

Actor

Character

Riz Ahmed

Four Lions

Arsher Ali

Hassan

Nigel Lindsay

Barry

Kayvan Novak

Waj

Adeel Akhtar

Faisal

Julia Davis

Alice

Craig Parkinson

Matt

Preeya Kalidas

Sofia

Wasim Zakir

Ahmed

Mohammad Aqil

Mahmood

Karl Seth

Uncle Imran

Waleed Elgadi

Khalid

Alex Macqueen

Malcolm Storge MP

Shameem Ahmad

Chairwoman

Jonathan Maitland

Newsreader (as Jonny Maitland)

Marcus Garvey

Marathon Policeman

Darren Boyd

Sniper

Kevin Eldon

Sniper

Adil Mohammed Javed

Nabil

Benedict Cumberbatch

Negotiator

Toby Longworth

Heimlich Man

Danny Ashok

Phone Shop Assistant

Will Adamsdale

Alex

Mike Friend

Pret Server (uncredited)

Ian Hughes

Security Guard (uncredited)

Mark Morrell

Security Guard (uncredited)

Christopher Morris

Commentator on end credits (uncredited)

Reece Noi

Shoulderboy (uncredited)

Chris Wilson

Police Inspector (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The last scenes set in London were actually filmed in Sheffield. The scene in "Kebabish" was filmed at Kebabish on the Wicker, in Sheffield. The other scenes were filmed on the Moor (a shopping area being renovated) and Campo Lane. Also, there are some shots where "For Sale" signs are visible and clearly show that they refer to Sheffield.

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The market location where the trip to Pakistan was shot, is actually a city in India called Hyderabad. The license plates of the vehicles give this out.

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The word Mashallah that the gang keeps using to each other literally means "It is God's will" but when used in everyday speech to a friend it generally means "good for you" or "well done."

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Goofs

Omar is walking through the park and meets his brother Ahmed playing football in the rain. Ahmed's umbrella goes from small to big for a close-up, then back to small again.

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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.

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The terrorist instructor has a belt of ammunition over his shoulder. These are fake as they have no primers.

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Quotes

Barry: You just killed the special needs donkey!

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Waj: Yeah! Fuck mini Babybel!

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Waj: Rubber dinghy rapids bro.

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