The Battle for Barking
Brief Synopsis
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A look at a historic moment in British politics through the microcosm of one East London constituency. In particular, it chronicles the rise and fall of the far-right British National Party (BNP) in London's borough of Barking where candidate Nick Griffin stirs the locals up into an angry frenzy as
Cast & Crew
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Laura Fairrie
Director
Zillah Bowes
Cinematographer
Laura Fairrie
Producer
Laura Fairrie
Cinematographer
Gareth Furby
Cinematographer
Christopher Hird
Executive Producer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Political
Release Date
2010
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 25m
Synopsis
A look at a historic moment in British politics through the microcosm of one East London constituency. In particular, it chronicles the rise and fall of the far-right British National Party (BNP) in London's borough of Barking where candidate Nick Griffin stirs the locals up into an angry frenzy as he pounds the pavement for votes in the UK's 2010 federal election. Leveraging white, working class fear in a multi-racial area with skyrocketing unemployment and high immigration, Griffin offers to return Britain to its former ethnic "purity" by halting immigration and "firm but voluntary repatriation" for those with "non-British" ancestry.
Director
Laura Fairrie
Director
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Political
Release Date
2010
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 25m
