Summary
Soldier Brian Wood, is accused of war crimes in Iraq by the human rights lawyer Phil Shiner. The two men go head to head in a legal and moral conflict that takes us from the battlefield, at so-called Checkpoint Danny Boy, to the courtroom and one of Britain’s biggest ever public inquiries, the Al-Sweady Inquiry.
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- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 70Audiences 60GoodWatch 67
Tomatometer70%
IMDb6.0
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most dramas, −19 min on the typical 109
typical 10990Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2021
May 12, 2021
5 years ago
Genres
DramaWarTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
19 of 19
Anthony BoyleBrian Wood
Toby JonesPhil Shiner
Leah McNamaraLucy Wood
Alex FernsGavin Wood
Tom Vaughan-LawlorPatrick O'Connor
Sarah NilesStella Marshall
Kiran Sonia SawarDeena Aayari
Emma LowndesSgt Gail Lennox
Oaklee PendergastYoung Brian
Pauline TurnerMargaret Wood
Tommy FinneganBailey Wood
Spike LeightonRushforth
Joel MorrisFalconer
Matt Beauman-JonesHigh Ranking Military Officer
Nima TaleghaniMazin
Paul BlackwellPolice
Layo-Christina AkinludeEllen Chambers
Rachid SabitriHussein
Emmanuel ImaniSpud Tatawaqa
Directing · 1
- Sam Miller Director
Writing · 1
- Robert Jones Writer
Production · 7
- Susan Horth Executive Producer
- Colin Barr Executive Producer
- Jo McClellan Executive Producer
- Lucy Richer Executive Producer
- Clare Sillery Executive Producer
- Simon Lewis Producer
Camera · 1
- Adam Gillham Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jamie Pearson Editor
Sound · 4
- Paul Englishby Music
- Adrian Rhodes Supervising Sound Editor
- Will Whale Sound Mixer
- Paul Cotterell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 4
- Malin Lindholm Production Design
- Ana Magarão Art Direction
- David Crewdson Standby Art Director
- Clare Keyte Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Natalie Ward Costume Design
- Suzi Long Makeup Supervisor
Other crew · 1
- Nick Gillard Stunt Coordinator
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