- dir. MOLLY DINEEN
- year. 2007
- country. UK
- run-time. 75 mins
- rating. 12
£6.00 (£4.50 conc.)
Doors 7:00PM
Film 7:30PM
On the eve of a fox hunting ban, veteran documentary maker Molly Dineen uncovers the shocking truths of the British countryside where long-serving farmers are struggling to survive against the weight of government legislation and a national indifference towards rural communities. Winner of the BAFTA Best Documentary Award, Dineen’s unflinching film is as relevant today as it was a decade ago.
Part of the Lie of the Land season of modern farming documentaries. Also showing: Sweetgrass, Dying Breed + Director Q&A
“Brilliant… I’d be surprised if it didn’t make anyone who watched it analyse their food labels, and maybe even their ballot papers”
“The most affecting film about England that I saw this year. So powerful is its gentle examination of
the often brutalising lives of farmers that it’s capable of changing minds on such divisive issues as animal welfare, fox-hunting and
vegetarianism.”
“A profound look at the ravages of Western culinary ‘progress’
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“Deeply affecting… a countryside cri de Coeur
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