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LONDON: Bid for tickets to Brian Cox Film Premiere

Written by Diabetes UK

Thursday, 17 July 2008

Diabetes UK has been donated a pair of tickets to the premiere of leading Scottish actor Brian Cox’'s latest film Shoot on Sight and are giving them away to the highest bidder. Diabetes UK has been donated a pair of tickets to the premiere of leading Scottish actor Brian Cox’'s latest film Shoot on Sight and are giving them away to the highest bidder.

The premiere takes place on Wednesday 23 July at BAFTA, 195 Picadilly, London. Winners of the auction will also have a chance to meet members of the cast - their attendance is currently being confirmed, but the cast includes Brian Cox, Om Puri, Sadie Frost and Greta Scacchi.

Shoot on Sight is a political thriller which deals with the difficult dilemma of mainly peace loving Muslims living in the UK while the country is gripped by fear of Islamic extremism, racial profiling and Islamophobia during the aftermath of underground bombings in July 2005.

For further information on Shoot on Sight visit www.shootonsightthemovie.com .

To be in with a chance for the pair of tickets please email your highest bid to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Diabetes UK Events Fundraising Team Manger.

Bids must be received by 5pm, Thursday 17 July

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For further media information please contact Huw Beale or Maria Lam at Diabetes UK Press office on 0207 424 1165 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . For urgent out of hours media enquiries, please call 07711 176 028.

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