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Did Thatcher Inspire Great Political Cinema?

Mark Hodge | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK Entertainment
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Mark Hodge

Arguably the finest example of Thatcher's Britain captured on film is Stephen Frears's My Beautiful Laundrette (1985). The director, along with screenwriter Hanif Kureishi, managed to encapsulate pertinent social and economic issues in a truly unconventional romantic comedy.

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One Billion Rising - Story of a Deaf Woman's Experience of Domestic Violence

Mary Griffiths Clarke | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: London, Lambeth, Disability, Film, Deaf, Domestic Violence, One Billion Rising, UK Impact, Statistics, UK Film, Deafness, Political Films, UK Politics News
Mary Griffiths Clarke

As part of my series of short films for the One Billion Rising campaign, 'Sarah', tells the story of a deaf woman's experience of domestic violence.

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23 Films You Have To Watch For A Political Education

The Huffington Post UK | Caroline Frost | Posted 23.01.2013 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Film News, Lincoln, Film, Oliver Stone, Ukfilm, Jfk, Political Films, The Ides of March, 13 Days, UK Entertainment News

It would be fair to call this the week of the political film. If you're in the mood for something contemporary, there's Kathryn Bigelow's thrillin...

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