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McLibel (DVD, 2006)

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This DVD features the controversial leaflet that McDonald's did not want you to read, along with commentaries from director Franny Armstrong, drama director Ken Loach, Helen Steel, David Morris, and David's son Charlie. The film explores the story of the McLibel trial, which took place in 2002 and 2003. The DVD is in English and has a run time of 325 minutes. It is classified under the categories of Films & TV, DVDs & Blu-rays. The genre of the film is Documentaries, General, and Documentaries & Biographies. This DVD is a must-have for anyone interested in the history of the McLibel trial and the powerful story it tells.

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In February 2005, the longest civil or criminal case in English legal history finally came to a close. The case saw two political activists, Helen Steel and Dave Morris, on trial for leaflets they had distributed in the 1980s, which made several claims against the McDonalds fast food Corporation. Among the angry protestations they flung at McDonalds were accusations of low wages for staff and poor treatment towards the animals used by the business. As McDonalds prepared a legal assault on the couple that is estimated to have cost nineteen million U.S. Dollars, the penniless Steel and Morris endlessly poured over legal papers and law books, and decided to represent themselves in court. After 313 days spent tirelessly fighting their corner and ceaselessly pointing out the archaic nature of Britain's libel laws, a verdict was reached. Fortunately director Franny Armstrong caught 10 years worth of the 'McLibel' trial on film, and has edited it into an absorbing documentary on the case. Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Loach has also contributed by directing some reconstructions of the key courtroom battles. Armstrong's film manages to capture all the highs and lows felt by Steel and Morris as they refuse to let go of their principals while facing a deluge of intimidating manoeuvres from the McDonalds team. But 'McLibel' also demonstrates how large corporations can be humbled, and as the case winds to its surprising conclusion, Armstrong perfectly captures the mood of both teams as legal history is made.

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Film/TV TitleMclibel

DirectorKen Loach, Franny Armstrong

Release Year2006

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

Features'The Controversial Leaflet That McDonalds Did Not Want You To Read'\Commentaries from Director Franny Armstrong, Drama Director Ken Loach, Helen Steel, David Morris and David's son Charlie

GenreDocumentaries, General, Documentaries & Biographies

Run Time325 Mins

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CertificateE

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Number of Discs1

Movie/TV TitleMcLibel

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by 20hi-fi_nut
18 Nov, 2020
Highly recommended
This film concerns two people who were members of 'London Greenpeace' (not affiliated with the larger Greenpeace organization) and the legal action (libel) McDonald's took against them. The two campaigners (Helen Steel and Dave Morris) were the subject of a libel action because of a leaflet they gave out that was critical of a number of aspects of the McDonald's corporation - how McDonald's treats its workforce, its treatment of animals used in McDonald's products, and the environmental impact of McDonald's (e.g., litter from their restaurants, rainforest clearing in Latin America). I found the way that McDonald's behaved disturbing, and the film gives a very negative portrait of the English legal system, which appears very heavily weighted in favour of those with great wealth and resources. Somehow, against all the odds, Steel and Morris were able to defend themselves against the libel action taken by McDonald's. The judge ordered Steel and Morris to pay a significant amount to McDonald's in damages (as I recall, it was around £50,000), but due to all the bad publicity, McDonald's chose not to pursue this compensation. Steel and Morris also were successful in challenging England's notorious libel laws in the European courts. Overall, this is both an inspiring but disturbing film about how two determined individuals were able to defend themselves against a very powerful adversary. I highly recommend it.
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by phwhi_63
15 Jan, 2020
Interesting
Deals effectively with an important issue.
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