Tuesday 21st July 2015
Starring
Tony Benn, John le Carré, Jesse Jackson, Richard Branson, Damon Albarn, Patrick Tyler, David Blunkett, John Rees, Joan Blades, Mark Rylance, Jeremy Corbyn, Peter Osborne, Chris Nienham, Clare Short, Philippe Sands, Colleen Kelly, Tariq Ali & Tim Goodrich
Tony Benn, John le Carré, Jesse Jackson, Richard Branson, Damon Albarn, Patrick Tyler, David Blunkett, John Rees, Joan Blades, Mark Rylance, Jeremy Corbyn, Peter Osborne, Chris Nienham, Clare Short, Philippe Sands, Colleen Kelly, Tariq Ali & Tim Goodrich
Director: Amir Amirani
Running Time: 110 minutes
Certificate: 12A - contains moderate injury detail and partially obscured strong language
Country: UK
Format: 2D
DIRECTOR AMIR AMIRANI AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OMID DJALILI WILL PARTICIPATE IN A POST-SCREENING Q&A
"A work of beautiful rage."
★★★★
- Simon Crook, Empire
"Rousing and moving, it’s a film that should be seen by the many."
★★★★
- Andrew Collins, Radio Times
"A work of beautiful rage."
★★★★
- Simon Crook, Empire
"Rousing and moving, it’s a film that should be seen by the many."
★★★★
- Andrew Collins, Radio Times
On February 15th, 2003, up to 30 million people, many of whom had never demonstrated before in their lives, came out in nearly 800 cities around the world to protest against the impending Iraq War. The New York Times called this movement the “Second Superpower”.
How did this day come about? Who organized it? And was it, as many people claimed, a total failure?
This fearless, thought-provoking documentary is the remarkable inside story behind the first ever global demonstration, and its surprising and unreported legacy. The film features testimony from a unique cast of direct participants, including organizers, activists, high-profile figures, and of course the public, filmed in seven countries – Italy, Spain, Egypt, Sweden, Australia, UK, and the USA.
Extraordinary testimony from activists in Egypt reveals how on the eve of the invasion of Iraq, the global anti-war protests inspired those in Tahrir Square to go on to engage in the massive democratic movement that ultimately led to the Arab Spring. In the UK, the government was defeated over the proposed invasion of Syria, a historic event that might not have transpired without the legacy of those demonstrations a decade ago.
How did this day come about? Who organized it? And was it, as many people claimed, a total failure?
This fearless, thought-provoking documentary is the remarkable inside story behind the first ever global demonstration, and its surprising and unreported legacy. The film features testimony from a unique cast of direct participants, including organizers, activists, high-profile figures, and of course the public, filmed in seven countries – Italy, Spain, Egypt, Sweden, Australia, UK, and the USA.
Extraordinary testimony from activists in Egypt reveals how on the eve of the invasion of Iraq, the global anti-war protests inspired those in Tahrir Square to go on to engage in the massive democratic movement that ultimately led to the Arab Spring. In the UK, the government was defeated over the proposed invasion of Syria, a historic event that might not have transpired without the legacy of those demonstrations a decade ago.
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