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Britz
EMAILPRINTMINISERIES: BBC America, begins Sunday 11/30 at 8:00p
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 7 critic reviews
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Based on 4 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Drama
Created By: Peter Kosminsky
First Air Date: November 30, 2008
Summary
Starring Riz Ahmed, Manjinder Virk, Mary Stockley, Chinna Wodu, and Zahra Ahmadi
Two British Pakistani siblings find themselves on opposite sides of the war on terror.
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Despite some logical inconsistencies, Kosminsky does a great service by increasing our understanding of a complex issue that will be with us for quite some time.
Read Full Review >LA WeeklyRobert Abele
Ultimately, there is unflinching compassion in Britz for those who struggle to process disenfranchisement. Sohail and Nasima are characters you never stop feeling for, even as they join groups whose agendas nurture their worst impulses and imperil their innate good-heartedness.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Sohail and Nasima are fully realized characters, not archetypes. With each night devoted to one sibling's story, we get to see the same events from very different perspectives, and the second night - Nasima's - is riveting.
Read Full Review >Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
An entertaining and provocative character-driven thriller.
Read Full Review >Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Britz is a flawed but ultimately compelling attempt to understand, via the tale of two fictional Muslim siblings, what motivated these home-grown terrorists.
Read Full Review >Variety
Writer-director Peter Kosminsky gets his point across about the toll of fear on civil liberties, and elicits fine performances from his leads. Ultimately, though, the project proves less satisfying than Showtime's vaguely similar "Sleeper Cell," which itself was far from a complete success.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
The film is a mixed bag, much better in its small details and more or less ordinary human encounters than it is in its overall arc, which is propped up by some not entirely credible plot points and transformations of character.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
