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Coup!

Jun 30, 2006 · 1h 30m
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Dramatisation of the abortive real-life attempt by Simon Mann to organise a coup to take over Equatorial Guinea in 2004. The case achieved notoriety because one of the financial backers of the project was Sir Mark Thatcher, son of British ex-PM 'Margaret Thatcher'.

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CAST

Jared Harris
Simon Mann
Robert Bathurst
Mark Thatcher
Lucy Cohu
Amanda Mann
Rupert Vansittart
Roddy Hamilton
Caroline Blakiston
Margaret Thatcher
Joe Mason
Sandy Mann
Directed by Simon Cellan Jones

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
BBC
Country
GB

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