In the Loop Summary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Armando Iannucci
Genres: Comedy
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The run-up to war makes for curious rivalries and uneasy alliances in this political satire from director and co-screenwriter Armando_Iannucci. Simon Foster (Tom_Hollander) is a minor minister of international development with the British government who, in the midst of a radio interview, casually tells a reporter "war is unforeseeable." However, the prime minister is being pressured to commit British troops to support American forces in the Middle East, and communications director Malcolm Tucker (Peter_Capaldi) goes into a tirade when the press turns Foster's passing comment into a major news story. Foster becomes an unwitting media figure, and he and his personal communications director, Judy (Gina McKee), are joined by political damage control expert Toby (Chris_Addison) as they're sent to Washington, D.C., to meet with American political and military leaders. Despite Judy's and Toby's help, Foster displays a stubborn inability to say what he's supposed to, and he finds himself caught in the middle between pro-war factions -- including diplomat Karen Clarke (Mimi_Kennedy) and State Department official Linton Barwick (David_Rasche) -- and those who oppose the conflict, including Pentagon attach
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