The Battle for Barking
The Battle for Barking | |
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Directed by | Laura Fairrie |
Produced by |
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Starring |
Margaret Hodge Nick Griffin Richard Barnbrook Lawrence Rustem Bob Bailey |
Music by |
Harry Escott Molly Nyman |
Cinematography | Laura Fairrie |
Edited by | John Mister |
Production company |
Dartmouth Films |
Distributed by | More 4 |
Release dates |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Battle for Barking is a 2010 British documentary film, chronologically filming the campaign for the election of MP to the Barking constituency.[1]
Reviews
Reviews were generally positive. The Telegraph took an anti-BNP stance writing that "the best thing about The Battle for Barking, was that it didn’t bash the BNP. Instead, it was quite happy to let the BNP bash themselves."[2] The Guardian described the film as "altogether more substantial and red-blooded," attacking Griffin personally, writing that "the already overweight Griffin was seldom seen not scoffing a doughnut: he'd better start praying he finds a hospital without any black staff when he is eventually admitted for heart surgery."[3]
The BNP's Deputy Chairman Simon Darby described on his blog how the documentary came about: "Well, was I right in trusting her (Fairrie), was the question I asked myself whilst brushing my teeth in the early hours of this morning. 'Yes.'"'[4] However, the BNP's former National Organiser Eddy Butler wrote that "the overwhelming feeling after watching it is one of great sadness at the lost opportunity."[5]
Notes
References
- ↑ http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-battle-for-barking
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8171542/True-Stories-The-Battle-for-Barking-More4-review.html
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/dec/01/true-stories-battle-barkinghat -review
- ↑ http://simondarby.blogspot.com/2010/12/battle-for-botswana.html
- ↑ http://eddybutler.blogspot.com/2010/12/battle-for-barking.html
External links
- The Battle for Barking at the Internet Movie Database
- More 4 The Battle for Barking
- Interview with Laura Fairrie