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Shoot on Sight

2007 · 112 min

A tense, serious procedural that keeps you uneasy as it weighs loyalty, suspicion and grief in a divided city.

Directed by
Jag Mundhra
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Overview
Tariq Ali, a Muslim police officer of Scotland Yard, is asked to hunt-down suspected suicide-bombers against the backdrop of July 7 bombings in London. Tariq's task gets complicated as an innocent Muslim is killed by the commando shooters of Scotland Yard. On the other hand, Tariq - a British citizen is himself a suspect in the eyes of his boss, despite his long service in the Scotland Yard

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Directed by
Jag Mundhra
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • justice
  • faith
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
crime, thriller, drama
Directed by
Jag Mundhra
Written by
Carl Austin
Starring
Naseeruddin Shah, Greta Scacchi, Om Puri, Gulshan Grover, Stephen Greif, Ralph Ineson, Laila Rouass, Tolga Safer
Music
John Altman
Cinematography
Madhu Ambat
Runtime
112 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
Hindi, Urdu, English

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