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The Battle for Barking Trailer (2010)

Trailer for the documentary The Battle for Barking.

Filmed, directed and produced by Laura Fairrie, The Battle for Barking records an historic moment in British politics through the microcosm of one East London constituency. As it chronicles the rise and fall of the far-right British National Party, it gives a fascinating insight into the inner workings of the "BNP family" and the working class disillusionment with the Labour party that fuelled the BNP campaign. The film is an honest, moving and humorous portrait of a white working class community forced to face the changes brought by new immigrant populations and decide whether the BNP could ever provide an answer to their despair. Filmed over the course of a year, and with extraordinary access to both camps, the film follows two very different political opponents as they battle towards the 2010 General Election. Long-standing Labour MP Margaret Hodge is a stalwart of the New Labour establishment and...

Duration
5 min 46 sec

Views
3,298

Posted On
August 30, 2011
Director
Laura Fairrie

Writer
Unknown or Not Available

Studio
Independent

Release
October 10, 2010
Cast
Unknown or Not Available
Trailer Tracks
No Music Available
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