At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbofficial
- Review
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Contested: This record includes matters on which scholars differ. The speaker's views are labelled as his, and other views are marked where no cited source yet exists.
Violent extremism and the Muslim responseHumour and everyday life
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2010 CE · 1431 AH†
- Countries
- GB
- Languages
- en (original)
- Approach
- comedy
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- Four Lionsأربعة أسود
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
"Four Lions" is a comedy film released in 2010, produced in Britain, directed by Chris Morris. Its leading performers include Riz Ahmed, Kayvan Novak, Nigel Lindsay, Adeel Akhtar and Benedict Cumberbatch. A black comedy by Chris Morris about a failed British jihadist cell; it provoked controversy because it ridiculed the terrorists themselves, not Muslims. 1 2
Context and reception
The work is listed in the screening room index with its data and external links.
Connections
- Features
- Riz Ahmed· Kayvan Novak· Nigel Lindsay· Adeel Akhtar· Benedict Cumberbatch· Julia Davis· Craig Parkinson· Preeya Kalidas
- Directed by
- Chris Morris
- Written by
- Jesse Armstrong· Chris Morris· Sam Bain
People and things also explored
The Reluctant Fundamentalist· Riz Ahmed· The virtues of the Arabs of the Jahiliyya· Consecrated Livestock· كلمة الأزهر في مجلس الأمن عن استراتيجيته في مواجهة الفكر المتطرف· al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba· Hatim al-Ta'i· Ibn al-Sammak the preacher
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Four Lions”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/arbaa-asud-2010/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.