
Here’s a novelty: a smart, sassy, relevant and multifaceted political satire. Director Armando Iannucci and his writing team, experienced in the world of standup and television comedy in Britain, got their feet wet with a politically-oriented TV series called The Thick of It. This feature is an expansion of ideas and concepts that originated there. Tom Hollander, a talented actor whom you’ll recognize from a variety of films (including—no kidding—Pirates of the Caribbean), plays a...
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