Route Irish

Plot

The story of a private security contractor in Iraq who rejected the official explanation of his friend's death and sets out to discover the truth.

Release Year: 2010

Rating: 6.3/10 (1,522 voted)

Director:
Ken Loach

Stars: Mark Womack, Andrea Lowe, John Bishop

Storyline
The story of a private security contractor in Iraq who rejected the official explanation of his friend's death and sets out to discover the truth.

Cast:

Mark Womack
–

Fergus

Andrea Lowe
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Rachel

John Bishop
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Frankie

Trevor Williams
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Nelson

Talib Rasool
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Harim

Stephen Lord
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Steve

Craig Lundberg
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Craig

Geoff Bell
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Alex Walker

Gary Cargill
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Paul J. Dove
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Passenger on a Ferry – 1970-1980 flashback

Jack Fortune
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Haynes

Talib Hamafraj
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Jamie Michie
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Jamie

Najwa Nimri
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Marisol

Tony Schumacher
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Andy

Details

Official Website:
Official site [France] |
Official site [Japan] |

Release Date: 16 March 2011

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min
 |
France: 109 min
(Cannes Film Festival)

User Review

Fast paced, excellent tension,sensitive, violent and thought provoking.

Rating: 10/10


If you want a movie that will hold your attention and leave you feeling
like you've watched a great movie, this is it. I am not a connoisseur
of Ken Loach, or a movie snob, I just enjoy a movie that holds my
attention.

Unlike the other reviewers, I thought the characters were well-drawn
and convincing. The effects used on the film itself such as graininess,
washed out lomo effect, and darkness in the right places, makes this a
pleasure to watch.

The over-use of the f-bomb is a real factor. Men do talk exactly like
that, but for a film less would have been more.

The politics of the mercenary world are shown brilliantly and without
any sense of preachiness or one-sidedness.

Just an excellent movie.