Autonomy Films present The Happy Lands (2012 108 mins) It’s the General Strike 1926. Only seven years after the slaughter in WWI trenches, miners lead the country against savage austerity cuts inflicted by a Liberal-Conservative government.
With non-actors and newsreel footage, this feature film is inspired by the true experiences of families from the Fife coalfields. It tells the story of law-abiding citizens who became law-breakers in a moral stand against the state’s broken promises, for employment rights and a living wage. Set in the past, it speaks to us today.
JOIN OUR DISCUSSION OVER FREE CAKE AFTER THE FILM
- on Saturday May 10th 7pm for 7.30pm
- W.I. Hall, North Street, Bridport
- Entry £3 (less if you can’t afford it)
- Vegetarian soup on sale from 6.45pm