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Still the Enemy Within

Black and white still of a long street in small rural town with a group of people facing off a wall of police and police cars
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Directed and written by British filmmaker Owen Gower, this heartfelt documentary seamlessly blends archive footage with present-day interviews and first-hand testimonies from British miners. While the Conservative government aimed to destroy union power, the miners’ held strong for over a year in their battle against the establishment. Produced by UK company Bad Bonobo.

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Thirty years later, miners who lived through the 1984-85 British Miners’ strike recount their stories. Offering first-hand testimonies and unique insight, the highs and lows of the longest strike in British history are explored.