Shoot on Sight

Shortly after the July 2005 bombings in London a police procedure was activated that authorized local police to shoot suspected suicide bombers on sight. This movie the a fictional account of one such incident.

It basically raises the question - Is it a crime to be Muslim?

Naseeruddin Shah whom most of us have never heard of is brilliant as a mid-level police official who is given the responsibility to investigate the subway shooting of a Muslim student by London police. Shah's character also happens to be Muslim.

The story evolves around what is going on with his mixed-culture family and inside the Pakistani Muslim community in London at the time. Very thought provoking.

The roles of good guys and bad guys flip flop a time or two before the end of the movie. This is a very interesting story, told in a very professional and, I believe respectful, way. I will surely hear from some of you if that is not the case.

Watch this movie with someone who will understand the choice presented to the main character by his nemesis towards the end of the movie.