A dramatization that traces former UK prime minister Tony Blair's relationships with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.A dramatization that traces former UK prime minister Tony Blair's relationships with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.A dramatization that traces former UK prime minister Tony Blair's relationships with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
- Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
- 1 win & 24 nominations total
Gerry Adams
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Peter Agnelli
- Air port worker
- (uncredited)
Roarke Alexander
- Photographer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaThe third time that Michael Sheen plays former Prime Minister Tony Blair. The other two movies in which he earlier appeared as Blair were The Queen (2006) and The Deal (2003).
- GoofsDuring a Scene in the Oval Office, a phone is shown on the desk which is a Cisco 7900 series IP phone. This model phone did not exist in the 90's.
- Quotes
Bill Clinton: This Administration has been born in controversy, national shame and illegality, and it is my bet that that's the way they'll go out.
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Any film about such a divisive character as Tony Blair is bound to divide opinion. At one point early in the film Clinton tells Blair that he will be remembered for one thing and should decide what that will be. So very prophetic! Unfortunately for Blair he is forever tarnished with the Iraq war.
I think this film cleverly does two things. Firstly, It takes us back to the time before that when he was fresh and new. For a time he did promise a new world in which a "third way" domestically and the upholding of human rights internationally were dramatic departures from the past.
Secondly, I thought the film showed us the seeds of his later fall from grace being sown. To retain his new-found status on the world stage he needed America, regardless.
The film is also an interesting examination of the relationship between Blair and Clinton, as the power balance between the two shifts.
I think this film cleverly does two things. Firstly, It takes us back to the time before that when he was fresh and new. For a time he did promise a new world in which a "third way" domestically and the upholding of human rights internationally were dramatic departures from the past.
Secondly, I thought the film showed us the seeds of his later fall from grace being sown. To retain his new-found status on the world stage he needed America, regardless.
The film is also an interesting examination of the relationship between Blair and Clinton, as the power balance between the two shifts.
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- Oct 16, 2021
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- $550,789
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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