Britz

Britz

219 mins | Drama | Nov. 5, 2007

Sohail is an ambitious law undergraduate who signs up with MI5 and, eager to play a part in protecting British security, begins an investigation into a terrorist cell. His sister Nasima is a medical student in Leeds who becomes increasingly alienated and angered by Britain's foreign and domestic policy after witnessing at first hand the relentless targeting of her Muslim neighbours and peers. With action set in Pakistan, Eastern Europe, London and Leeds, both feature-length episodes detail a tragic sequence of events from two distinct perspectives. At the heart of this thought-provoking drama is a revealing examination of British Muslim life under current anti-terror legislation. Britz ultimately asks whether the laws we think are making us safer, are actually putting us in greater danger.

Britz

219 mins | Drama | Nov. 5, 2007

Britz
Sohail is an ambitious law undergraduate who signs up with MI5 and, eager to play a part in protecting British security, begins an investigation into a terrorist cell. His sister Nasima is a medical student in Leeds who becomes increasingly alienated and angered by Britain's foreign and domestic policy after witnessing at first hand the relentless targeting of her Muslim neighbours and peers. With action set in Pakistan, Eastern Europe, London and Leeds, both feature-length episodes detail a tragic sequence of events from two distinct perspectives. At the heart of this thought-provoking drama is a revealing examination of British Muslim life under current anti-terror legislation. Britz ultimately asks whether the laws we think are making us safer, are actually putting us in greater danger.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers ARTE France Cinéma, Daybreak Pictures, Channel 4 Television, Stonehenge Films, Kriti Productions
Original title Britz
Directors Peter Kosminsky
Writers Peter Kosminsky

Cast

Manjinder Virk

as Nasima Wahid

Riz Ahmed

as Sohail Wahid

Ravin J. Ganatra

as Inspector Hafeez

Mary Stockley

as Tess

Chinna Wodu

as Jude

Zahra Ahmadi

as Sabia Iqbal

Adrian Lukis

as Horne

Shaheen Khan

as Shahnaz Wahid

Paul Bhattacharjee

as Riaz Wahid

Sagar Radia

as Rafiq Wahid

Preeya Kalidas

as Shaz

Zaid Munir

as Faisal

Shereen Martin

as Laure

Arsher Ali

as Matloob

Mark Bonnar

as Richard

Harvey Virdi

as Kaneez

Tara Sharma

as Parvin