IN THE LOOP
synopsis
The US President and UK Prime Minister suddenly fancy a war. But it'll be quick this time. Promise! The US General Miller doesn't think so and the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster agrees with him. But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on prime-time TV, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington, DC.
| international title: | In The Loop |
| original title: | In The Loop |
| country: | United Kingdom |
| sales agent: | Protagonist Pictures |
| year: | 2008 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Armando Iannucci |
| release date: | UK 17/04/2009, HU 10/09/2009, EE 18/09/2009, SE 30/10/20009, FR 18/11/2009, ES 04/12/2009 |
| screenplay: | Armando Iannucci, Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche |
| cast: | Peter Capaldi, James Gandolfini, Tom Hollander, David Rashe, Gina McKee, Chris Addison, Anna Chulmsky, Mimi Kennedy |
| cinematography by: | Jamie Cairney |
| film editing: | Anthony Boys, Billy Sneddon |
| art director: | Cristina Casali |
| costumes designer: | Ros Little |
| music: | Adem Ilhan with the Elysian Quartet |
| producer: | Kevin Loader, Adam Tandy |
| production: | BBC Films |
| backing: | BBC Films, UK Film Council, Aramid Entertainment Fund |
| distributor: | StudioCanal, CTV International (FR), Avalon Productions (ES) |
