Brexit: The Movie

Brexit: The Movie is a 2016 British documentary film written and directed by Martin Durkin, advocating for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, commonly called Brexit (a portmanteau of British and exit). The film's production was funded through crowdfunding via Kickstarter.

Not to be confused with Brexit: The Uncivil War.

Brexit: The Movie
Directed byMartin Durkin[1]
Written byMartin Durkin
Production
company
Wag TV[1]
Release date
11 May 2016
Running time
81 minutes[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget£300,000[3]
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It premiered in London on 11 May 2016, before being released the following day on YouTube and Vimeo.

Production

Brexit: The Movie was written and directed by Martin Durkin to advocate for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Brexit) prior to the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum in June 2016.[4][5] The film was crowdfunded through Kickstarter, with its £100,000 goal having been met with contributions from 1,500 donors by 26 February 2016.[1][6][7]

According to the film's official website, by the end of production, a total of over £300,000 had been raised by over 1,800 contributors.[3]

Distribution

The film was made available for free online streaming on YouTube and Vimeo on 12 May 2016,[2][8] the day after its release and premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square in London.[9] The film's premiere was organised by Brexit campaign Leave.EU.[5] It was also broken into a twenty six part series published as a YouTube playlist, embedded on the official movie website.[10]

Reception

Brexit: The Movie received over 1.5 million views on YouTube by 23 June 2016 (the date of the referendum).[2] The film's reviews upon release included both praise and criticism.

Paul Baldwin writing for The Daily Express, a pro-Brexit newspaper, called it a "powerful" exposure of the lack of accountability within the European Union.[6] Nicholas Dunn-McAfee of the Public Relations and Communications Association commented that the film was "easily digestible" and "witty" but felt that it was a "little too late and a little too stretched".[11]

Newsweek noted the film's attempt to market to conservative, anti-establishment audiences, calling it "a libertarian's wet dream of Randian proportions", and criticising alleged inconsistencies in the film.[12] The Huffington Post criticised the film, stating it relied on ethnic stereotypes and omitted certain perspectives.

Huffington praised the film's persuasiveness, but indicated that it could also potentially drive voters towards the Remain camp.[9] The newspaper of Germany, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, criticised the lack of balance in the film, as it did not feature a single pro European.[13]

See also

References
  1. Haslett, Emma (26 February 2016). "EU referendum: Filmmaker Martin Durkin says "Brexit: The Movie" crowdfunding campaign has hit its £100,000 target". City A.M. City A.M. Limited. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  2. "Brexit: The Movie". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016.
  3. "About the Film". Brexit: The Movie. Wag TV. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016.
  4. Kriss, Sam (12 May 2016). "'Brexit: the Movie' Reveals Why the Upper Classes Are So Excited About the Prospect of Leaving the EU". Vice.
  5. Russell, Andy (9 May 2016). "New feature-length documentary film shows why we must vote for Brexit". The Daily Express.
  6. Baldwin, Paul (12 May 2016). "Watch: Brexit movie reveals how smug Eurocrats have shot our democracy down in flames". The Daily Express. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  7. "Brexit The Movie". Kickstarter. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  8. Brexit: The Movie (Film). 12 May 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  9. Bennett, Owen (12 May 2016). "'Brexit – The Movie' Paints a Thatcherite Dream Of Post-EU Britain". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  10. "Home". Brexit: The Movie. Wag TV. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016.
  11. Dunn-McAfee, Nicholas (12 May 2016). "Brexit: The Movie shows the power of simplifying the story". PRWeek.
  12. Lowe, Josh (12 May 2016). "Brexit: The Movie is a Libertarian's Wet Dream". Newsweek. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  13. Theurer, Marcus (12 May 2016). "Brexit - der Film". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German).
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