Shoot on Sight (2008)
Research on the film Shoot on Sight (2008): production history, cast and crew, screenings, and archival material at Tuli Research Centre for India Studies.
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Shoot on Sight (2008)
Shoot on Sight is a fictional story based on London Police order to shoot suspected terrorists after the 7th July, 2005 London Bombings that resulted in racial profiling. The film is a thrilling and riveting drama that unfolds the turmoil in the life of Tariq Ali, a Muslim police officer at Scotland Yard. Commander Ali is asked to investigate the police shooting of a suspected Muslim Terrorist on the London Underground. Disturbed by both his superiors in the police, and his fellow Muslims, he finds his inquiry hampered from all sides. Evidence surfaces pointing to the slain man's innocence, as well as the existence of a terrorist cell operating in his own backyard and Tariq has to face the realization that sometimes, the right decision is the hardest one to make.
Cinematographer
Madhu Ambat
Director
Jag Mundhra
Editing
Sanjeev Mirajkar
Lead Cast
Clemency Burton Hill,
Brian Cox,
Taru Devani,
Sadie Frost,
Gulshan Grover,
Om Puri,
Laila Rouass,
Greta Scacchi,
Naseeruddin Shah
Music Director
John Altman
Screenplay Writer
Pervaiz Alam,
Carl Austin
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