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Route Irish

Fergus decides to sign on as a private security contractor in postwar Iraq. For a very high salary. He persuades his army buddy Frankie to also sign on. Fergus comes to regret his decision when Frankie dies after hitting an improvised explosive device while traveling on Route Irish, the treacherous road between Baghdad's airport and the heavily fortified Green Zone. Fergus rejects the official explanation of his friend's death and sets out to discover the truth. A political thriller about the aftermath of the Iraq war and about the lucrative business it has become for some.

Genre

Featurefilm

Duur

109 minuten

Land

Verenigd Koninkrijk

Jaar

2010

Regisseur

Ken Loach

Cast

Mark Womack, John Bishop en Stephen Lord, ...

Festival mode