Finding Farce in Terrorism

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A British comedy that follows a group of bumbling terrorists trying to pull off an atrocity has won approval from the taste-makers at the Sundance Film Festival. The movie was reportedly inspired by real-life tales of farce in terrorist cells, which, in the words of the filmmaker’s office, “have the same group dynamics as stag parties.”

“Four Lions” had been rejected by the BBC and Channel 4. The festival, which will screen the movie, runs Jan. 21-31.

More on “Four Lions” here, here and here. —PZS

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Brass Eye creator Chris Morris’s new comedy film about a group of jihadis has been shortlisted for competition at the Sundance Film Festival in the US.

Four Lions, which depicts British Muslim men training at a militant training camp, is one of the films in the world cinema narrative shortlist.

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By gerard, December 3, 2009 at 5:15 pm Link to this comment

What a relief that this all-too-serious subject, over-hyped and over-extended, can be cut down to human size by farce! What a tragedy if it is banned!
Art can often do what life cannot, and this could be one example—if, that is, there are enough people left in the world who can understand farce.
I can already think of a follow-up: Preparations for a counter-attack by a bunch of superannuated Crusaders holed up in a cave just outside of Colorado Springs.

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