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"This is the problem. Civilians wanted to go to war. Once you've been there, once you've seen it, you never want to go there again unless you absolutely have to. It's like France."
Set in a time when the United States and Great Britian are proposing war in the Middle East, this film follows the underlings--who are generally quite young--as they try to come to terms with it and try to get things right to present to media and the public. What results is a comedy of errors and then some in this award-winning film.
Foul-mouthed Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi), the Prime Minister's Director of Communication, has trouble keeping doofus Simon Foster (Tom Hollander), Minister for International Development, walking the line after Foster alluded to impending war on a radio interview. Toby "fetus boy" Rice (Chris Addison), the new, young advisor to Foster, arranges for Foster to be in on the Foreign Office meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Karen "an excitable, yapping she-dog" Clark (Mimi Kennedy).
Chad (Zach Woods) and Liza (Anna Chlumsky), young American aides to Karen Clark, are at odds with each other as they both vie to get on the upward ladder.
"This is the problem. Civilians wanted to go to war. Once you've been there, once you've seen it, you never want to go there again unless you absolutely have to. It's like France."
Set in a time when the United States and Great Britian are proposing war in the Middle East, this film follows the underlings--who are generally quite young--as they try to come to terms with it and try to get things right to present to media and the public. What results is a comedy of errors and then some in this award-winning film.
Foul-mouthed Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi), the Prime Minister's Director of Communication, has trouble keeping doofus Simon Foster (Tom Hollander), Minister for International Development, walking the line after Foster alluded to impending war on a radio interview. Toby "fetus boy" Rice (Chris Addison), the new, young advisor to Foster, arranges for Foster to be in on the Foreign Office meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Karen "an excitable, yapping she-dog" Clark (Mimi Kennedy).
Chad (Zach Woods) and Liza (Anna Chlumsky), young American aides to Karen Clark, are at odds with each other as they both vie to get on the upward ladder.
Also appearing are: James Gandolfini as General George Miller, Pentagon Senior Military Assistant and David Rasche as Linton Barwick, U.S. Assistant Policy Secretary.
Directed by Armando Iannucci.
Run time: 1 hour, 46 minutes
Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.
My personal rating: B+
Directed by Armando Iannucci.
Run time: 1 hour, 46 minutes
Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.
My personal rating: B+
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