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The State (TV Miniseries)

The State

2017

Peter Kosminsky

Samer Bisharat, Iqbal Elyas, Ony Uhiara, Sam Otto ...

6.5

152

TV Series. Drama TV Miniseries (2017). 4 Episodes. A look at the lives of four British citizens who join ISIS in Syria.

	Author	Review
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"Well-researched but dramatically clumsy (...) Four hours of turgid and predictable drama (...) [It] is frequently interesting and informative, but it's nearly as often laughably clunky."	NEU
United Kingdom	Stuart Jeffries The Guardian	"Kosminsky’s disillusionment dramas fail to satisfy (...) Kosminsky fails to make us empathise with his three Brit protagonists or really understand why they chose Isis."	NEG
United Kingdom	Eleanor Bley Griffiths Radio Times	"[It] is uncomfortable but essential viewing (...) The nuanced approach to a tricky subject pays off (...) A stunning piece of drama"	POS
United Kingdom	Gabriel Tate The Times	"Peter Kosminsky’s complex, difficult and troubling series provoked conversation and debate, as all the best contemporary dramas should (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Peter Crawley Irish Times	"It is an exhaustive depiction of the how, with little reflection on the why. The consequence is that it never really understands them, and so nor do we"	NEU

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