Dirty War (2004)
After years of meticulous planning, a terrorist operation is reaching its final stages. The authorities have received no intelligence; they are in a race against time but don't yet know it. As the operation unfolds, we see the working lives of men and women directly affected by terrorism. Among them: a firemen worried about the increasingly dangerous conditions he and his men are expected to work under; the head of the anti-terrorist branch whose responsibility it is to protect London and a female Muslim detective brought into Scotland Yard to investigate another suspected terrorist cell. But it is too late to stop the attack.
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After years of meticulous planning, a terrorist operation is reaching its final stages. The authorities have received no intelligence; they are in a race against time but don't yet know it. As the operation unfolds, we see the working lives of men and women directly affected by terrorism. Among them: a firemen worried about the increasingly dangerous conditions he and his men are expected to work under; the head of the anti-terrorist branch whose responsibility it is to protect London and a female Muslim detective brought into Scotland Yard to investigate another suspected terrorist cell. But it is too late to stop the attack.
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Genre:Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
Written By:Daniel Percival, Lizzie Mickery
In Theaters:9/26/2004
Box Office:
Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:BBC Film, BBC, HBO Films
Cast
Daniel Percival
Director
Louise Delamere
Liz Corrigan
Alastair Galbraith
Murray Corrigan
Waleed Elgadi
Abu Abassi
Martin Savage
DS Mike Drummer
Koel Purie
DC Sameena Habibullah
Helen Schlesinger
Nicola Painswick
Ewan Stewart
Deputy Assistant Commissioner John Ives
Paul Antony-Barber
Commander Paul Hardwick
Dorian Healy
Harper
David Horovitch
Lambert
Raza Jaffrey
Rashid Dhar
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