2011 · drama
Route Irish
Directed by Ken Loach1h 49m2011
A private security contractor in Iraq rejects the official explanation of his friend's death and decides to investigate.
Our read: Route Irish (2011) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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