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Strike: An Uncivil War

Synopsis

On 18 June 1984, at the height of the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike, Orgreave Coking Plant in South Yorkshire became the site of the bloodiest day of the longest and most violent industrial dispute in British history. The media subsequently appeared to lay blame for the violence at the feet of the strikers. Daniel Gordon’s comprehensive documentary doesn’t just overturn this fabrication, it portrays what took place as planned action on the part of the Thatcher government, with the Prime Minister determined to seek redress for the National Miners’ Union’s victory over the Conservative government in the early 1970s and to forever break the union’s role at the heart of British working class society. Released on the 40th anniversary of the battle, and featuring first-hand accounts and archive footage, this is a searing portrait of that tragic event. (Sheffield DocFest Programme)
Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2024 - World premiere

Details

Year
2024
Type of film
Features
Running time
111 min
Director
Daniel Gordon
Producer
Daniel Gordon, Fjolla Iberhysaj, Helen Spedding, Nick Taussig
Executive Producer
Hugo Grumbar
Editor
Kevin Konak
Director of Photography
Michael Timney
Sound
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor: Michael F. Bates
Archive Producer
Stephen Slater

Genre

Human Rights

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A VeryMuchSo Productions, Embankment Films production. Supported by BFI Doc Society Fund

Embankment Films

c/o GBP
16 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6BX

Sales Company

Embankment Films

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