Four Lions
About the Film
A whip-smart British slapstick comedy, FOUR LIONS takes aim at Jihadi suicide bombers and illuminates the war on terror through satire and farce. The film has been lauded by liberals, conservatives, Muslims, Christians, servicemen and national security experts alike as ‘laugh-out-loud funny.’ While hugely entertaining, it draws from real life and demonstrates that home grown extremists have many shortcomings but are also human.
Writer director Chris Morris based the idea on extensive research. “These cells have the same group dynamics as bachelor parties and five a side basketball teams. Plans are upset by arguments, egos, testosterone and idiocy. Terrorism is about ideology but it’s also about doofuses.”
Following its sell-out success as the buzz hit of the Sundance Film Festival, FOUR LIONS packed the coveted closing night slot of South by Southwest, won the Independent Camera Award at Karlovy Vary and was voted Best Narrative Feature by audiences at the Los Angeles Film Festival. The film opened to U.S. audiences in NY, LA and other major cities in early November 2010, and continues to open to a additional cites by popular demand.
“I’ve been a huge fan of Chris Morris’ comedic television and radio for years. To launch our new distribution label with what I consider to be a modern classic is a dream come true,” said Tim League.