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 date |
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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] It won the Sheffield Youth Jury Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest in 2010.
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]
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ↑ Wilson, Benji (30 November 2010). "True Stories: The Battle for Barking, More4, review" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ "Eddy Butler".