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ACTOR
Federico CampagnaNoam ChomskyHeidi MirzaSaskia Sassen
DIRECTOR
Timothy George Kelly
SYNOPSICS
Brexitannia (2017) is a English movie. Timothy George Kelly has directed this movie. Federico Campagna,Noam Chomsky,Heidi Mirza,Saskia Sassen are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2017. Brexitannia (2017) is considered one of the best Documentary movie in India and around the world.
A sociological portrait of the United Kingdom after the historic Brexit vote of 2016. A funny, sometimes terrifying and non-judgemental look at the new populist politics sweeping western democracies.
Brexitannia (2017) Reviews
Quite a rarity
This is quite a rarity for a feature length documentary - it doesn't seem to have any clear overall message. It's just a collection of random soundbites about Britain and the Brexit vote - some for and some against. It's quite "arty" in its treatment and it almost feels more of an art installation than a film. On the whole, it's so confused and confusing that it's really unclear what we're supposed to make of it. Mildly entertaining in a "je ne sais quoi" kind of way...
A piece to help you think
This movie is a fascinating collection of opinions and thoughts on the subject of the Brexit vote, delivered straight to the camera from people living in Britain, post-vote. It also adds an interesting mix of "expert" opinion to the end of the film. I felt this documentary really succeeded at capturing passionate and persuasive opinions from many angles. I really liked this approach. There were people who I agreed with and disagreed with on both sides of the issue. I could also feel my own opinion shift around a bit as I watched. The film doesn't hide from the complexity of the situation, so as a result many ideas come into play. This makes it more interesting, but it also makes it harder to come to a simple resolution of your own. (Not a bad thing in my opinion.) The last quote in the film is really interesting. I had to watch it twice to make sure I got it. It reinforced to me the careful approach that the film took-and the priority it made of helping to generate understanding (in place of its agenda or criticisms). Definitely recommended for those interested in the nature of Brexit- and in politics as they exist today.
Completely ignores history. Oh and apparently the left is never "populist"??
1) This film utterly ignores history. There have been concerned and resistance to full on integration under the EU super-government umbrella from the common market, EEC, EU and Eurozone. It is nothing new or some kind of bright line, but a long process based continuum. 2) Apparently only leavers can be populist? We saw socialist populist governments for decades in Greece, in Italy, in Spain, even Scandinavian countries, but thta kind of insanely irresponsible "populism" is ok as long as it is left oriented? 3) Only Brexit proponents (leavers) make misstatements? Fact checking websites have shown that the remainers make as many false, idiotic, irrational statements as well. 4) No mention is made of the fact that the remains tend to have direct self interest. In fact most of the "experts" cited at the end of the film work for institution with direct interest in remaining. it is unethical not to note their interest.
Biased, one sided, Project Fear,anti Brexiteers, semi propaganda piece.
The 1983 Labour Manifesto was resolutely Anti EU, declaring it would be better for ordinary working folk to have access to cheaper food and goods from a worldwide market. Rather than being at the mercy of huge EU tariffs and EU bureaucracy. Labour 1983, also saw the Treaty of Rome & the EU as something to break free from, for the good of the country. And this was before the EU, had begun to increase its power. Before the UK had signed up to the Barcelona Agreement and an open door policy to large numbers of migrants from non-EU related countries. No where in this documentary do we get facts about the huge numbers of immigrants - 300,000 to 600,000 a year. How much this costs - an average $17bn a year. Or the effects on social services, education , communities etc. No one in Britain voted for these massive social changes. Yet everything in this documentary is dumbed down to become an issue about race. The film maker threw aside a good opportunity to broaden the focus of the documentary into something more interesting. But if you want a career in film making today, don't forget to ramp up the cognitive bias and stick to the cliches.
A Poor Account !
This is a very poor account of the Brexiteers of the UK. There is no start middle or end, brexit started in 1973; this hodge podge should have better spent their money elsewhere, the BBC did a podcast called "Brexit: A Love Story?" - Impartial, well researched, educational, and above all, very well narrated! Highly recommend! THIS is TRASH