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Fox will be The British
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his new six-part thriller takes Awards 2020
place in October 2003, when
TBaghdad had been occupied BBC1, Sunday
by American forces for six months 2 February, 9pm
and is a place of lawless chaos.
The story focuses on Iraqi ex- It’s the most prestigious film awards
policeman Muhsin al-Khafaji (Altered of the year (at least until next
Carbon’s Waleed Zuaiter), who’s weekend’s Oscars) and the fact
battling to protect himself and his that it’s been a pretty great year
ill daughter Mrouj (Homeland’s for movies has been slightly over-
July Namir) in the middle of all the shadowed by the distinctly undiverse
madness. When he finds out that his list of nominees, which left out stars
estranged elder daughter Sawsan such as J-Lo in Hustlers and Lupita
(Condor’s Leem Lubany) is missing, Nyong’o in Us in favour of two
though, Khafaji launches a desperate nominations for Scarlett Johansson.
search to find her. He’s recruited by Anyway, among the big contenders
Frank Temple (Doctor Foster’s Bertie are Scorsese’s The Irishman,
Carvel), a Brit who’s on a mission Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time
to rebuild the Iraqi police force, In Hollywood, Joker and 1917.
but private security operative Evans Graham Norton hosts at London’s
(King Gary’s Neil Maskell) has other Royal Albert Hall in what should be
ideas. HHHH Jason Arnopp an even more star-studded event
than usual. HHHH Boyd Hilton
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