A war in the Middle East may break out. What's more important than saving lives? Saving face, as seen in director Armando Iannucci's briliant satire, In the Loop, which derives from his BBC series, The Thick of It.
Armando expounds on his writing and directing method, which enabled shooting and completion of the film within twelve months, the homo-erotic imagery of the CIA, the source for Peter Capaldi's his foul mouthed character, and Iannucci's love of Robert Altman's films.