In the Loop is a 2009 British satirical dark comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci. It is a spin-off from Iannucci's television series The Thick of It (2005–12), and satirises British–American politics, in particular the invasion of Iraq. The film was nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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At a time when the United Kingdom and the United States are contemplating military intervention in the Middle East, the UK Minister for International Development, Simon Foster, offhandedly states during an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme that war in the region is "unforeseeable". The Prime Minister's Director of Communications, Malcolm Tucker, castigates Simon and warns him to toe the line. Toby Wright, Simon's new special adviser, is dating Suzy, who works in the Foreign Office, and he takes the credit when she gets Simon an invite to that day's Foreign Office–State Department meeting.