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Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle

Synopsis

In 2017 housing rose to the top of the British political agenda for the first time in a generation. But despite the media spotlight, few stories examined the catastrophic long-term failures that resulted in a chronic shortage of social housing in the United Kingdom. This film seeks to explore the agenda behind the neglect, demolition and regeneration of council estates in the UK over the past thirty years. The film reveals how individuals and communities are fighting against the state and private developers, as they try to save their homes from demolition, while investigating the decisions that turned a crisis into a tragedy.
The story of people who know that housing is not an expensive luxury, but a fundamental human right.

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Details

Year: 2017
Type of film: Features
Running time: 82 mins
Format: 1080p HD
Director: Paul Sng
Producer: Paul Sng
Executive Producer: Luke Doonan
Editor: Josh Alward
Screenwriter: Paul Sng
Director of Photography: Nick Ward; Additional Photography: Mark Chester, Alessia Gammarota, Rab Harling, Ravi McArthur, Lisa Wormsley; Still Photographer: Robert Clayton
Sound: Alex Gregson
Music: Mickey O'Brien
Principal cast: Maxine Peake, Sian Berry, Karen Buck, James Cook, Danny Dorling, Jim Fitzpatrick, Dawn Foster, Peter Hitchens, Caroline Lucas, Lisa McKenzie, Deborah Orr, Beverley Robinson, Nicola Sturgeon, Alison Thewliss, Gavin Werry, Valerie Wright
Image: ©Robert Clayton

Genre

Human Rights

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Velvet Joy Productions

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Paul Sng

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