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Divide and Rule - Never!

Divide and Rule - Never!

  • Overview
  • Cast

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1978

Runtime

0h 41m

Original Title

Divide and Rule - Never!

Production Companies

Newsreel Collective, Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians, Allen Lane Trust, A.C.T.T.

Description

This punk-infused documentary by the Newsreel Collective invites young working class Londoners to discuss their experiences of racism. First and second generation Black and Asian immigrants, as well as ex-National Front members, paint a detailed picture of discrimination in 1970s Britain. The film uses lo-fi animation, archive footage and a pulsating soundtrack to compare racial inequality in London to Britain's colonial 'divide and rule' policy, European fascism and the rise of Nazi Germany.