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Love means not minding when your Muslim boyfriend visits terrorist websites in this Bristol-set drama, a vehicle for Skyfall ’s Helen McCrory that obliges her engineer cum West Country cougar to do some unlikely things out of misplaced loyalty to her beau (Najib Oudghiri).

Sex, suspicion and unmanned drones make for an intriguing mix, presenting the kind of post-9/11 paranoia that will no doubt appeal to Helen’s hubby, Homeland ’s Damian Lewis.

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Neil Smith
Neil Smith
Freelance Writer

Neil Smith is a freelance film critic and writer who contributes regularly to Heat, SFX and Screen International. He's a long-time member of the London Film Critics’ Circle and was a contributing editor at Total Film for many years.