Strike: An Uncivil War

2024

Documentary

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IMDb Rating 7.6/10 10 356 356

Plot summary

The Battle of Orgreave, recounted by those who lived through it, is contextualised through the history of the British mining union and a government that was hell-bent on breaking it.

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Daniel Gordon

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1 hr 51 min
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1 hr 51 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by legendste 9 / 10

Needed to be told

Ignore the Tory on here saying "subjective rubbish". Sometimes things don't need a subjective view - calling hard working honest communities "the enemy within" is despicable. More people like these lads and this country might actually have something about it again.This is well made and long overdue. One of my favourite movies is Brassed Off which is very much parallel to some of this. Working class people keep this bloody place going and those that believe they're above them and see them as people not to be taken seriously need bringing back down to earth. We waste too much money here on nonsense, talentless reality celebrities and characterless footballers.
Reviewed by Sleepin_Dragon 8 / 10

A very well made documentary.

Why were the miner's strikes of 1984 and 1985 so divisive, so violent, why did a generation of voters despise and loathe The Tory party, and why did friends and families fall apart.This very well made and interesting documentary goes some way to answering some of those questions, but sadly not all of them.I don't get how this one passed me by, was it poorly advertised, or was the subject material just not enough for people?Fascinating first hand evidence from miners up and down the country. Great use of stock footage, but if you're educated on events, you'll see how much was omitted, some of the scenes were truly staggering, violence of the highest order, perhaps they wanted to make this suitable for all?It focuses, perhaps quite rightly on the miners, and its affect on them and their families, it just lacks a bit of content on the political side of things, what was going on behind the scenes.I don't want to get too political, but I'd say the way they depicted both Thatcher and Scargill was interesting to say the least.There was one particularly fascinating piece of info given, the chap that talked about 21 houses on his street, and all 21 houses being supported by people working in the mines.Anyone that doesn't know these events should definitely check if out, it's a turbulent, but very interesting piece of history.8/10.
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