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Britz
MINISERIES: BBC America, begins Sunday 11/30 at 8:00p


6.6

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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.

GENRE(S):	Drama
CREATED BY:	Peter Kosminsky
FIRST AIR DATE:	November 30, 2008

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Hollywood Reporter Barry 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.

LA Weekly Robert 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.

Philadelphia Daily News Ellen 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.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen

An entertaining and provocative character-driven thriller.

Chicago Tribune Maureen 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.

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.

Los Angeles Times Robert 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.

The average user rating for this tv show is 6.6 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
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Britz MINISERIES: BBC America, begins Sunday 11/30 at 8:00p

Britz
MINISERIES: BBC America, begins Sunday 11/30 at 8:00p