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February 16, 2013
1h 39m
Drama
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

An MI5 officer's attempts to foil a possible terrorist plot are undermined by bureaucracy and moral dilemmas. Will he make the world a safer place or be complicit in making a tense situation even worse?

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Director
Niall MacCormick
Cast
David Oyelowo, Stephen Campbell Moore, Sebastian Armesto, Monica Dolan, Paul Ritter, Arsher Ali, Nasser Memarzia, Shonn Gregory, Adam Kotz, Makram J. Khoury
Release Date
February 16, 2013
Production
Many Rivers Film, Channel 4 Television

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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