UK cinemas will soon see the story of the suicide bombings from 7/7/05 in their movie theaters. The film called Shoot on Sight stars Brian Cox, Sadie Frost, the Indian actor Om Puri and Greta Scacchi.

The title refers to the order given to the Metropolitan police when faced with suspected terrorists in the wake of the suicide bombings. The film will also focus on the ongoing threat from British terrorists linked to fundamentalist Islam. [Guardian Unlimited]

The film was directed by Indian-American film-maker Jagmohan Mundhra:

Mundhra, who was living in London at the time of the attacks, said he wanted to show the affect on Londoners’ perspectives towards people of Asian appearance following the attacks.

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Sylvester Stallone and Rambo are symbols of machismo, testosterone, fighting, shooting, punching, and… international human rights activism? To the people of Myanmar (Burma), who are living under an oppressive military junta, Rambo has become the poster boy for the pro-democracy movement, which, ironically, is non-violent, peaceful and largely Buddhist.

Nothing proves the democracy-inspiring potential of the film more than the Burmese Government’s decision to ban the movie, and the Burmese people’s decision to risk going to jail by downloading and burning dvds of the international blockbuster hit. Even the US Campaign for Burma applauds the film for its realistic representation of the brutality of the junta. SPOILER ALERT:

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