In this timely if pedantic thriller, a Muslim police officer is forced to confront racism and religious intolerance when he's chosen to head up the investigation of a police shooting in the London Underground.
The killing of suspected terrorist Baqir Hassan (Avtar Kaul) leaves the London police in the middle of a public relations nightmare. Hassan's family insists Baqir was an artist with no connection to Islamic radicals, and accuse the police of racial profiling. Scotland Yard's media savvy Daniel Tennant (Brian Cox) puts Commander Tariq Ali (Naseeruddin Shah) in charge of the investigation and all-but promises a promotion is Tariq helps calm the volatile...
Released:
2008
Rated:
NR
Length:
112 mins