When was the last time you saw good, well-argued political cinema?
If you thought that there was no young torch bearer for Ken Loach's film-making approach, think again: Sonita Gale is treading in his footsteps with this superb documentary. It will strike a chord with anyone who has known people living away from their mother country.
Through real-life stories she shows us what it's like to be at the receiving of the 'hostile environment' created by successive governments, particularly over the past ten years. At times you will feel disbelief, but I must say I saw as an employer team members (from Australia and Sri Lanka) who landed in similar crazy dead-end situations as those shown in the film.
This is an urgent movie that should be mandatory viewing to enlighten the general public on the hidden suffering of so many people who live and work in the UK and make our country run.
P. S. Nitin Sawhney's music alone is a great reason to watch this film.
If you thought that there was no young torch bearer for Ken Loach's film-making approach, think again: Sonita Gale is treading in his footsteps with this superb documentary. It will strike a chord with anyone who has known people living away from their mother country.
Through real-life stories she shows us what it's like to be at the receiving of the 'hostile environment' created by successive governments, particularly over the past ten years. At times you will feel disbelief, but I must say I saw as an employer team members (from Australia and Sri Lanka) who landed in similar crazy dead-end situations as those shown in the film.
This is an urgent movie that should be mandatory viewing to enlighten the general public on the hidden suffering of so many people who live and work in the UK and make our country run.
P. S. Nitin Sawhney's music alone is a great reason to watch this film.