Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Ken Loach’s Route Irish

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IONCINEMA.com Top 100 Films

#41. Route Irish

Director: Ken Loach
Writer(s): Paul Laverty
Producers: Rebecca O’Brien
Distributor: Rights Available.

The Gist: This is set on the most dangerous stretch of road in Baghdad where a British mercenary soldier is killed under mysterious circumstances. The story of two men who work as private security contractors in Iraq who risk their lives in a city awash with violence and greed…(more)

Cast: John Bishop, Mark Womack, Stephen Lord and Andrea Lowe

Why is it on the list?With two films dealing with the infamous “Green Zone” strip, by preference, I want raw, and complex human emotions with my non-fiction backdrop. My vote goes to the Ken Loach and Paul Laverty tandem. 

Release Date/Status?A Cannes release appears to be the logical route.

 
Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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