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Britz (2007)

Britz poster
Directed by
Peter Kosminsky
Genre
drama television series
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
3h 55m
Rated
15
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British Pakistani law student and his sister are drawn into opposing sides of the war on terror after the London bombings. The story follows how their family and loyalties are tested by extremism and police suspicion.

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What happens

Britz is a two-part television drama film written and directed by Peter Kosminsky and first screened by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in October and November 2007. Britz attempts to understand what would lead a second generation Muslim to turn against the country of their birth. The film makes references to the July 2005 London bombings, and the 2006 Forest Gate raid. The DVD was released in the UK on 5 November 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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