Top billed cast

1. 

   Peter Capaldi

   Malcolm Tucker

2. 

   Tom Hollander

   Simon Foster

3. 

   Gina McKee

   Judy Molloy

4. 

   James Gandolfini

   Lt Gen. George Miller

5. 

   Chris Addison

   Toby Wright

6. 

   Anna Chlumsky

   Liza Weld

7. 

   Paul Higgins

   Jamie McDonald

8. 

   Mimi Kennedy

   Karen Clarke

9. 

   Alex Macqueen

   Sir Jonathan Tutt

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2021-12-05

E his political satire is bursting with energy and, at times, with crackling dialogue. Hunger for power, incompetence, lack of respect for others, and betrayal are on full display. The movie had no problem keeping my interest, though it did lose my respect at times. The characters came across to me as fairly two-dimensional cardboard cutouts, and I was a little surprised to find they were exc=aptly the same way at the end. Maybe character growth is not needed in comedy, but a little more depth would have been great.

I thought Gandolfini, Gina McKey and Mimi Kennedy came the closest to makin...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,100,000.00

Revenue
$6,200,000.00

Keywords

• washington dc, usa
• dark comedy
• political incompetence
• warmongering
• united nations
• political satire
• intern
• duringcreditsstinger
• satirical
• ironic
• incredulous
• farcical
• sarcastic
• scathing