A whip-smart British slapstick comedy, FOUR LIONS takes aim at Jihadi suicide bombers and illuminates the war on terror through satire and farce. The film has been lauded by liberals, conservatives, Muslims, Christians, servicemen and national security experts alike as ‘laugh-out-loud funny.’ While hugely entertaining, it draws from real life and demonstrates that home grown extremists have many shortcomings but are also human.
Writer-director Chris Morris based the idea on extensive research. “These cells have the same group dynamics as bachelor parties and five a side basketball teams. Plans are upset by arguments, egos, testosterone and idiocy. Terrorism is about ideology but it’s also about doofuses.”
Riz Ahmed
Asher Ali
Nigel Lindsey
Kayvan Novak
Chris Morris
Chris Morris
Jess Armstrong
Sam Bain
Mark Herbert
Derrin Schlesinger
Angus Aynsley
Carole Baraton
Peter Carlton
Will Clarke
Rita Dagher
Mark Findlay
Caroline Leddy
Alex Marshall
Afi Khan
Billy Sneddon
Lol Crawley
| BAFTA Awards | WINNER – Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer NOMINATED – Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film of the Year February 2011 |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | NOMINATED – Best Original Screenplay NOMINATED – Best Overlooked Film January 2011 |
| Sundance Film Festival | NOMINATED – Grand Jury Prize World Cinema – Dramatic January 2010 |
| British Independent Film Awards | NOMINATED – British Independent Film Award NOMINATED – Douglas Hickox Award NOMINATED – Best Screenplay NOMINATED – Best Actor NOMINATED – Best Supporting Actor December 2010 |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | NOMINATED – ALFS Award British Actor of the Year NOMINATED – ALFS Award Screenwriter of the Year NOMINATED – ALFS Award Breakthrough British Filmmaker December 2010 |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | WINNER – Best Original Screenplay December 2010 |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | NOMINATED – Best Original Screenplay August 2010 |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | WINNER – Independent Camera Award July 2010 |
| Los Angeles Film Festival | WINNER – Best Narrative Feature June 2010 |
| Bradford International Film Festival | NOMINATED – Best Film March 2010 |
Sales: Wildbunch
UK: Optimum Releasing
USA: Drafthouse Films
Germany: Capelight Pictures
Singapore: Cathay-Keris Films
Finland: Future Film
Australia: Hopscotch Films
Netherlands: Paradiso Entertainment
Belgium: Paradiso
Denmark: Midget Entertainment
Middle East: Teleview International
