An interesting take on the London bombings and the Metro Police's investigations, we meet a Commander of Pakistani descent who is placed in charge to investigate the death of a young muslim at the hands of police for suspicion of terrorrism. At home, his nephew has just recently arrived from Pakistan to study
engineering... but he has other plans.We explore the culture and tension of Muslims in England, how some live through the constant pressures of life as Muslims as the pressures of the world surround them. Its easy to see how many young men are seduced into wrongly believing Islam is at war with the world by extermists, but it is good to know there are some who defy the extremes and represent the best of human nature and character. whether they are muslim or not. The reason why I watched this is because I am fan of old school Bollywood, and Naseruddin Shah, Om Puri and Gulshan Grover are old school stars who most Indians and Arabs should know, each having made their mark in Britian and Hollywood, Shah you probably know as Captain Nemo from the family favourite, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Om Puri from the Patrick Swayze classic, City of Joy. Anyways, its a modern tale of terrorism and family and divided loyalties, the tension and divisions are all too apparent... who really is responsible for this large division of peoples??? We only really have to blame ourselves, and everyone must share this responsibilty of bias and prejudice against each other, or there will never be real peace, and there will always be extreme figures on both sides who will lead us astray on the path to destruction.I enjoyed this movie, nothing too special but well worth watching.
February 8, 2009
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