This is a film made by the some of the 48% who voted Remain. The film is of the 48% and for the 48%. It is their story, feelings and reasons for remain, made totally from their perspective.
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This is incredibly slow and at times a self indulgent film. There is very little of anything that has not been said numerous times since the referendum result. He only briefly looks at some of the major reasons why some people voted to leave when wandering round what appeared to be a deprived area in Stoke-on-Trent. Unfortunately he just ended up patronising the residents saying they voted leave and how this was ironic as they would only be saved by EU money. Contributions from Nick Clegg and Vince Cable was probably a mistake as they are both felt to be untrustworthy politicians by many. I also stayed for the Q and A with Mr Wilkinson where he just continually name dropped and criticised the grammar in emails he had received criticising his work. I definitely felt I had wasted 2 hours
Those in the UK who voted to remain in the European Union, and those who wish they'd been permitted to, need a voice. Postcards from the 48% is a moving account of those who love Britain and who are working in small ways and in more public ways to continue to be part of team Europe. Recommended viewing for all.
Postcards from the 48% was an excellent documentary, reasoned and balanced. So refreshing to have more than small sound-bite from Brexit TV discussions All the interviewees were good communicators who knew their facts. I sat in the cinema, wishing that everyone could see it. One audience member said his work colleague had commented that it was biased! He clearly hadn't read the label on the tin! I wondered if the 52% would be tempted to do their own version? - but realised they would need to call it 'Post-Its From The 52%' - as they've never gone beyond the jingoistic head-lines. I hope the film has a wider circulation before The People's Vote.
'Postcards from the 48%' gives a voice to the 16 million who voted Remain in the 2016 Referendum but who now feel trampled upon in the mad romp towards a full British Brexit. It was also intended to show the other 27 countries that Brexit is not the will of all the people of the UK (in fact, only about 25% of the population voted Leave). Many of us feel that the delusional rhetoric of the most zealous of the Brexiters has stifled rational thought and argument. This film, calmly narrated by David Wilkinson, provided the perfect antidote to the myopic vision of Farage, Rees Mogg, Johnson and others. Travelling throughout the UK and interviewing a range of people (some celebrities, others ordinary folk), he provided a lucid and well-reasoned narrative to show the impact that Brexit is likely to have on communities and individuals. Journalist Rachel Johnson, sister of Boris, said the vote to leave was giving two fingers up to the world while Sir Bob Geldof spoke passionately about the need to ensure peace was kept in Northern Ireland adding, 'We cannot go back to a hard border.' One of the most compelling character was Port Talbot steel worker and union rep 'Pasty' Turner who worried that £200m of EU funding which would be lost post-Brexit would not be reimbursed by the government and would hit Welsh families hard. The plight of non-UK/EU nationals, 5,ooo thousand of whom live and work in Bath, was expressed by local resident Klaus Riekemann who said that he was unable to vote in a referendum that determined his future. Although, this is unashamedly a Remain film with its montages of anti-Brexit marches filling the screen with swirling blue and gold starred flags, anyone with concerns at the state we're in - and the situation seems to have taken a turn for the worse since the film was made with threats of a 'No Deal' Brexit on the horizon - should see this film, listen to the arguments and then, if there's a chance to cast our votes once more, make an informed decision.