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More than 2,000 people were exiled to mauritius between 1967 and 1973, so that diego garcia could become. Indian american filmmaker and author dinesh dsouza recently completed the eight month sentence of nightly confinement that was. Stealing a nation john pilger, 2004 is an extraordinary film about the plight of. Stealing a nation is a documentary film by journalist filmmaker john pilger about the expulsion of chagos islanders. There will be no peace or solutions forthcoming while those who boast of freedom and democracy are intolerant of the views and culture of others living in their land. I detested stealing home so much, from beginning to end, that i left the screening wondering if any movie could possibly be that bad. Stealing a nation is an extraordinary film about the plight of people of the chagos islands in the indian ocean secretly and brutally expelled from their. The film was screened at the united nations association film festival in october 2005. In the 1960s and 70s, british governments, conspiring with american officials, tricked into leaving, then expelled the entire population. We do not own, produce or host the videos displayed on this website. Presents much of the information also found in the film with extra detail and sources for information. Stealing a nation won the royal television societys 2005 best single documentary award. Stealing a nation is a 2004 granada television documentary about the. Suki waterhouse, odessa young, hari nef and abra are starring in the thriller assassination nation for foxtail entertainment and david s.
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Stealing a nation john pilger, 2004 is an extraordinary film about the plight of people of the chagos islands in the indian ocean secretly and brutally expelled from their homeland by british governments in the late 1960s and early 1970s, to make way for an american military base. It was given the chris award in the category social issues. A government calling itself civilised tricked and expelled its most vulnerable citizens so that it could give their homeland to a foreign powerministers and their officials then mounted a campaign of deception all the way up to the prime minister. Trans filmmaker reina gossett accuses the death and life of marsha p.
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The linked videos are automatically gathered and added into our system by our spider script. Stealing home 2001 stream and watch online moviefone. The depopulation was done at the behest of the united states government to make way for a military base on the largest island in the chagos group diego garcia. Therefore a writer would have to prove that a finished film or television show was almost. Stealing a nation this is a shocking, almost incredible story. Veteran actors join upandcomers in this gritty drama about the travails of a teenage inmate. Stealing a nation is an extraordinary film about the plight of people of the chagos islands in the indian ocean secretly and brutally expelled from their homeland by british governments in the late 1960s and early 1970s, to make way for an american military base. Released november 16th, 2001, stealing home stars mark harmon, jodie foster, blair brown, jonathan silverman the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of out of. The film contains a series of interviews with native chagossians, who have. Diego garcia is now a large us military base used as a launch pad for intervention in the middle east, most recently in afghanistan and iraq. Published by itv to accompany the 2004 television broadcast of stealing a nation. Stealing a nation 2004 56min documentary tv movie 31 july 2004. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Stealing a nation is a 2004 granada television documentary written and directed by john pilger, produced and directed by christopher martin and with reconstruction footage directed by sean crotty.
Stealing a nation is a 2004 granada television documentary about the britishamerican clandestine operation that saw the expulsion of the native chagossian population of diego garcia and neighbouring islands. It is the word uninhabited that turns the key on the horror of what was done there. Ftia is dedicated to providing film and television industry professionals with uptodate job announcements and casting call opportunities in the entertainment industry. Trans filmmaker reina gossett accuses the death and life. Stealing a nation is a 2004 granada television documentary about the britishamerican. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Director john pilgers documentary recalls the deportation of british citizens from the chagos islands in the indian ocean by british. However, in the summer of 2008, the foreign office appealed to the supreme court, formerly known as the law lords. Stealing a nation how the us stole the diego garcia. Stealing a nation john pilgers film on the chagos archipelago. In february 2019, the international court of justice concluded that the decolonization of mauritius was not legally completed since the will of the people of mauritius was not respected when the territorial integrity was fragmented. Stealing a nation 2004 during the 1960s and 1970s, the british and american governments tricked and expelled the native population of the chagos islands so america could build a major military. Stealing home is a 1988 comingofage drama about first love starring jodie foster and mark harmon. Kaplan, written by will aldis and steve mackall, and starring emory cohen, mike epps, felicity huffman, william h.
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