Review: Closed Circuit (2013)

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Lots of twists and turns, a great action-thriller

The latest thriller film starring Eric Bannana (Bana) set in the UK in the aftermath of a terrorist bomb.

A very interesting movie that asks a lot of questions about government accountability which seems to quite often just get bypassed in these times of terrorism alert (Of course the UK has always been subject to Terrorism, with bombs going off in mainland Britain because of “the Irish” question for decades).

A lot of screen time was dedicated to what was obviously created CTTT footage (hence the films title) and I tend to think the director was also asking questions about the degree of scrutiny to which UK citizens are subjected in their daily lives.

The film centers around the trial of one of the suspected bombers, part of which is secret and held in a locked court, the rest which is to be held in open court. This creates issues in respect of the Justice system and the Secret service and Bana and his co-star Rebecca Hall find themselves being chased about.

 

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