---
title: 'Route Irish (2010)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ken Loach'
released: '2010-05-20'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/route-irish-2010'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1528312/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Route Irish (2010)

2010 · 109 min · Drama · United Kingdom, France, Italy, Belgium


## Synopsis

Route Irish is a 2010 drama-thriller film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty. It is set in Liverpool and focuses on the consequences suffered by private security contractors after fighting in the Iraq War. The title comes from the Baghdad Airport Road, known as "Route Irish". The film was a British-French co-production. It was selected for the main competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ken Loach](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-loach)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Laverty](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-laverty)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George Fenton](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-fenton)
- **Producer:** [Rebecca O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/rebecca-o-brien)
- **Director of Photography:** [Chris Menges](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-menges)

## Cast

- [Andrea Lowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-lowe)
- [Stephen Lord](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-lord)
- [Geoff Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoff-bell)
- [John Bishop](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bishop-2)
- [Najwa Nimri](https://cinepixo.com/people/najwa-nimri)
- [Mark Womack](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-womack)

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