Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle
Synopsis
In 2017 housing rose to the top of the British political agenda for the first time in a generation. But despite the media spotlight, few stories examined the catastrophic long-term failures that resulted in a chronic shortage of social housing in the United Kingdom. This film seeks to explore the agenda behind the neglect, demolition and regeneration of council estates in the UK over the past thirty years. The film reveals how individuals and communities are fighting against the state and private developers, as they try to save their homes from demolition, while investigating the decisions that turned a crisis into a tragedy.
The story of people who know that housing is not an expensive luxury, but a fundamental human right.
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Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 82 mins
- Format
- 1080p HD
- Director
- Paul Sng
- Producer
- Paul Sng
- Co-Producer
- Kiran Acharya, Lisa McKenzie, Vicky Millington, Mickey O'Brien
- Executive Producer
- Luke Doonan
- Editor
- Josh Alward
- Screenwriter
- Paul Sng
- Director of Photography
- Nick Ward; Additional Photography: Mark Chester, Alessia Gammarota, Rab Harling, Ravi McArthur, Lisa Wormsley; Still Photographer: Robert Clayton
- Sound
- Alex Gregson
- Music
- Mickey O'Brien
- Principal Cast
- Maxine Peake, Sian Berry, Karen Buck, James Cook, Danny Dorling, Jim Fitzpatrick, Dawn Foster, Peter Hitchens, Caroline Lucas, Lisa McKenzie, Deborah Orr, Beverley Robinson, Nicola Sturgeon, Alison Thewliss, Gavin Werry, Valerie Wright
- Image
- ©Robert Clayton
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 16th February 2018
