Route Irish (2010) ( Irlandezikos dromos ) ( L'altra verità )

Route Irish (2010) (DVD) (*)

$25.99

Original Title: Irlandezikos dromos
Alternate Title: L'altra verità
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
104 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Ken Loach

Written By:
Paul Laverty

Actors:
Mark Womack ..... Fergus
Andrea Lowe ..... Rachel
John Bishop ..... Frankie
Trevor Williams ..... Nelson
Talib Rasool ..... Harim
Stephen Lord ..... Steve
Craig Lundberg ..... Craig
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: ..... Alex Walker
Geoff Bell ..... Passenger on a Ferry - 1970-1980 flashback
Gary Cargill ..... Haynes
Paul J. Dove ..... Andy
Jack Fortune
Talib Hamafraj
Najwa Nimri
Tony Schumacher

Synopsis:

Celebrated British filmmaker Ken Loach explore the controversies of his nation's role in the war in Iraq in this intelligent thriller. Fergus (Mark Womack) served with distinction in a British Special Forces outfit in Iraq, and after his hitch in the Army ended, Fergus was approached by a private security firm working with civilian contractors in the war zone. Fergus wasn't interested in returning to Iraq, but when he was offered £10,000 a month for his services, he changed his mind, and persuaded his army buddy Frankie (John Bishop) to also sign on. Fergus came to regret his decision when Frankie died after hitting an improvised explosive device while traveling on Route Irish, the treacherous road between Baghdad's airport and the heavily fortified Green Zone. While attending Frankie's funeral, Fergus is approached by a woman who gives him Frankie's old cell phone, which holds a startling video of Iraqi civilians being murdered by employees of the same security firm that employed him and Frankie. Fergus believes there's a connection between the video and Frankie's death, and sets out to find it with the help of Frankie's widow Rachel (Andrea Lowe) and Harim (Talib Rasool), an Iraqi refugee. But the top men at the firm are not about to admit any wrongdoing, and uncovering what really happens proves to be a difficult and taxing process. Route Irish received its world premiere at the 2010.

Fergus (Mark Womack) returns to his native Liverpool for the funeral of his childhood friend Frankie, a fellow private security contractor who has been killed on Route Irish, the deadly and now infamous stretch of road between Baghdad airport and the Green Zone. Route Irish is a fast-paced conspiracy thriller that delivers a fresh insight into the moral and political corruption at play in Iraq.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 13 August, 2011.

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