Stealing a Nation
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| Directed by | John Pilger Christopher Martin Sean Crotty |
| Produced by | Christopher Martin Polly Bide |
| Written by | John Pilger |
| Starring | John Pilger James R. Schlesinger Cassam Uteem Bill Rammell Mark Curtis Louis Olivier Bancoult |
| Music by | Nicholas Russell-Pavier |
| Cinematography | Preston Clothier |
| Edited by | Joe Frost |
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| Language | English |
Stealing a Nation is a 2004 Granada Television documentary about the British–American clandestine operation that saw the expulsion of the native Chagossian population of Diego Garcia and neighbouring islands. More than 2,000 people were exiled to Mauritius between 1967 and 1973, so that Diego Garcia could become a United States airbase (see depopulation of Chagossians from the Chagos Archipelago). The film contains a series of interviews with native Chagossians, who have been deprived of their right of return and forced to live in abject poverty. Stealing a Nation was written and directed by John Pilger, and produced and directed by Christopher Martin; reconstruction footage was directed by Sean Crotty.[1][2]
Reception, awards and festival screenings
Stealing a Nation was awarded the 2004 Royal Television Society Award in the category "Single Documentary - General".[3]
The film was screened at the United Nations Association Film Festival in October 2005.[4]
It was given "The Chris Award" in the category "Social Issues" at the Columbus International Film & Video Festival in November 2005.[5]
References
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- Stealing a Nation on Vimeo
- Stealing a Nation at Top Documentary Films
- Stealing a Nation at AllMovie
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Stealing a Nation at IMDb
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- ↑ "Programme Awards Winners 2004", rts.org.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "8th United Nations Association Film Festival", unaff.org. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "The 53rd Annual Chris Awards Columbus International Film & Video Festival 2005", columbusfilmcouncil.org. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
