Synopsis:
courtesy of Nick Broomfield
Broomfield's graduation project from the National Film and
Television School, the film is about the rent strike in Kirkby New
Town in 1973, when 3000 residents protested against the Housing
Finance Bill. It shows the violent clashes between residents and
the police and the social conditions experienced by residents,
including appalling housing and job prospects.
Synopsis:
Broomfield's graduation project from the National Film and
Television School, the film is about the rent strike in Kirkby New
Town in 1973, when 3000 residents protested against the Housing
Finance Bill. It shows the violent clashes between residents and
the police and the social conditions experienced by residents,
including appalling housing and job prospects.