I am both delighted and horrified to have watched this, thankfully it was only around 90 minutes long. Any longer and I don't believe I could've watched till the end.
It was actually one of England's darlings which first brought this scandal to my attention, Joanna Lumley. It was part of a series she had previously made, and the irony of it was, she had travelled on the Empire Windrush, when she left India for England.
I didn't see this movie when it came out, I found it on a particular "site" which allowed me to download for later viewing, which I did, in the company of my elderly mother. She was shocked by what she saw, as was I. And, because I was forearmed with historical knowledge delivered by Joanna, I was able to fill in some gaps, which I thought would not come to light in the movie
What I wasn't aware of, didn't come to light till the end, the destruction of the landing cards by officials, which played into the hands of those who came up with the idea of processing and deporting the offspring "illegals" of those "invited" by the British Government, to come rebuild England post WWII. It reminded me of how Joanna took on the British Government and won, the rights of the world famous Gurkhas to stay and live in England, when they retired after serving in the British Military.
I'm glad I'm Irish, and not British. I would be embarrassed and shamed, if MY Government did something similar. I would do a Joanna.
Cudos to everyone involved in the creation and making of this important historical drama, it also reminded me of that excellent movie "Belle", about the eventual abolition of slavery. Two stories that needed to be told, and I'm sure there are more out there, waiting in the wings, waiting to be heard.
It was actually one of England's darlings which first brought this scandal to my attention, Joanna Lumley. It was part of a series she had previously made, and the irony of it was, she had travelled on the Empire Windrush, when she left India for England.
I didn't see this movie when it came out, I found it on a particular "site" which allowed me to download for later viewing, which I did, in the company of my elderly mother. She was shocked by what she saw, as was I. And, because I was forearmed with historical knowledge delivered by Joanna, I was able to fill in some gaps, which I thought would not come to light in the movie
What I wasn't aware of, didn't come to light till the end, the destruction of the landing cards by officials, which played into the hands of those who came up with the idea of processing and deporting the offspring "illegals" of those "invited" by the British Government, to come rebuild England post WWII. It reminded me of how Joanna took on the British Government and won, the rights of the world famous Gurkhas to stay and live in England, when they retired after serving in the British Military.
I'm glad I'm Irish, and not British. I would be embarrassed and shamed, if MY Government did something similar. I would do a Joanna.
Cudos to everyone involved in the creation and making of this important historical drama, it also reminded me of that excellent movie "Belle", about the eventual abolition of slavery. Two stories that needed to be told, and I'm sure there are more out there, waiting in the wings, waiting to be heard.