SHOOT-ON-SIGHT

USA/2007/English dialogue/Colour/35mm/112 min

Against a background of terrorist bombings in London, a dutiful, long-serving Scotland Yard Commander, Lahore-born Tariq Ali (the top Indian actor Naseerudin Shah), finds himself manipulated into leading an investigation into the police shooting of a young Muslim man – suspected of being a terrorist – as he boarded a London underground train.

A devout Muslim in a happy mixed marriage to an Englishwoman, with two children, Tariq finds himself caught between worlds – sympathetic to the victim’s family, and attacked as a collaborator at his mosque by a radical cleric (the great Om Puri). Increasingly conscience stricken, he is driven to make a hard choice: between faith and duty.

“Echoing the police shooting of a young Brazilian man mistaken for a terrorist in London in 2005, and aided by a star cast that includes Brian Cox and Greta Scacchi in strong roles, as well as Shah and Puri, Jag Mundhra has created an involving drama that addresses questions of our time that are hard to resolve, particularly when loyalty to a faith clashes with loyalty to a nation, or to one’s job or family. Shah’s controlled and persuasive performance is at the heart of the film, humanising these intense conflicts.” – Simon Field

Starring : Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Brian Cox, Sadie Frost
Director(s) :

Jag Mundhra

JAG MUNDHRA was born in 1948 in Nagpur, India. A writer, editor, producer and prolific director, his feature directing credits include Open House (1987), Eyewitness to Murder (1991), Bawandar (2000), starring Nandita Das, Backwaters (2006), starring Tamzin Outhwaite, and Provoked (2006), starring Aishwarya Rai.
Crew : Aron Govil (Producer), Carl Austin (Scriptwriter), Madhu Ambat (Cinematographer), Sanjeev Mirakjar(Editor)
Format : Colour/35mm
Running Time : 112 mins
Country : India
Programme : a celebration of indian cinema
Venue : Souk Madinat Theatre, Souk Madinat Theatre
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