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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: FIRST LOOK HOME ENTERTAINMENT
EAN: 0634991311823
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Fatwa Productions
Manufacturer: Fatwa Productions
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Fatwa Productions
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 13, 2006
Running Time: 91 minutes
Sales Rank: 62093
Studio: Fatwa Productions
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Editorial Review:
Description:
Junior senator Maggie Davidson (Lauren Holly), a hard-liner against terrorism has become a figurehead for anti-terrorist action. Unbeknownst to Maggie, she has been singled out to be another figurehead-- a terrorist sleeper cell in the suburban D.C. metro area mobilizes a plan to blow up a dirty bomb on the National Mall with Maggie being killed in the blast. Fatwa explores the concepts of power, control, fear, ethics, and duty in a post-9/11 world. Gone are the days when we can remain ignorant of such issues.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - All over the wrong place
I tried to write a synopsis of this film after watching it, but to be honest I had no idea what to say. I mean, I watched the film, I understood roughly what it was about, but I could not write a synopsis. I think the main reason I struggled to do this, is because the film tries to do too much in such a short space of time. We are literally thrown into the midst of several character's stories, and then expected to sift through it all as we draw towards the conclusion. The fact that we are told very ... Read More
Rating: - Your mission...should you choose to accept it
This film had a very promising start and a rather intricate plot but for me fell apart due to some major boo-boos.
In our current high level of security, terrorists under every bed, and very high levels of surveillance, the movie postualtes a US politician who seems to have fallen for the Osama Bin Laden line, hook, line and sinker. By this I mean that her response is to galvanise the US for retaliatory action and a proctive response rather like a mirror image of those who have inflicted ... Read More
Rating: - a very scary terrorist
The plot revolves around a loanshark and his confederates. The cabby/terrorist is really a backdrop to the major scenes but brilliantly done. You actually have to believe these people really exist. The girlie and sex segments are probably the worst I've seen in contemporary cinema. The gore is too much and too long. The actors go from "right on" to miscast.
Perhaps, on a larger budget, this indie could have given Mr. Carter more time for a broader perspective.
Rating:  - Suspense movie on a shoestring budget
When Arlington, Va. based screenwriter Scott Schafer approached his friend and fellow filmmaker John Carter about making a movie that looked like a big screen Hollywood blockbuster complete with big-name stars and action the director jumped at the chance. And a little over a year later the result was the tense, cleverly crafted political action thriller "Fatwa" which premiered at the Atlanta Film Festival and June 13 received its DVD release from Fox Home Entertainment.
What is perhaps most remarkable ... Read More
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