In June 2003, Reg Keys and his wife Sally return to their home in the Welsh countryside. As they switch on the TV to hear six military policemen have been murdered in Iraq, two men arrive bearing the terrible news that their son, Tom, was among them.
Acting
Tim Roth's trembling restraint will wreck you completely.
Writing
Turns bureaucratic hell into nail-biting suspense.
Director
David Blair
Tim Roth
Reg Keys
Anna Maxwell Martin
Sally Keys
Elliott Tittensor
Richard Keys
Ralph Brown
Bob Clay
Tim Bentinck
Frederick Forsyth
David Yelland
Martin Bell
John Ammirati
Police Officer
Sandra Voe
Nan
Chris Brailsford
Major Potter
Frankie Wilson
First Soldier
Michael Keogh
Brize Norton Officer
Charlie Anson
Major Bryn Parry Jones
Kate Bracken
L.Cpl Joanna Richardson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Reg Keys ran against Tony Blair in 2005 and got 4,252 votes — this film recreates his actual campaign materials.
Released during the Chilcot Inquiry delays, it became a weaponized memorial for families the government hoped would stay silent.
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