
KenLoach1984年英国矿工大罢工纪录片,被ITV禁映。<br/> WhichSideAreYouOn?wascommissionedfortransmissionaspartoftheSouthBankShow(ITV,1978-),butwasnotshownbecauseofits"highlypartialviewonacontroversialsubject".LondonWeekendTelevision,thecommissioningcompany,feltthatitwasmoreofapoliticalfilmthananartsfilm.<br/> Loach'sbriefwastomakeaprogrammethatshowedwhatthestrikingminerswerewritingandsinging.Hefeltthatthiswaswhathedeliveredandwasangeredthattheprogrammewasbannedonthebasisthatitoversteppedofficialguidelinesonpoliticalimpartiality.<br/> Loachhasalwaysfeltthatnodocumentarycaneverbeneutralor'balanced'(andnorcanthenews)andheacknowledgesthathemadethefilmentirelyfromtheminers'pointofview.Followingthedecisiontopulltheprogrammehesaid"Itisclearthatonlyapprovedpeoplecanmakecommentsaboutastruggleasdecisiveastheminers."<br/> TheprogrammewasmadepartlytocounterwhatLoachsawastheanti-unionpositionofthemainstreammediaanditshowstheminers'dismayatthewayinwhichtheyaredepicted.Loachfelthimselfavictimofmediabiasinthebanningoftheprogramme.Hedeclared:"Thewaythenewsiscoverediscrucialtowhowinsthisdisputeandcertainlysomepeopleareallowedtocommentandothersarenot.Peopleholddowntheirjobsbymakingthekindofprogrammestheyknowwillwintheapprovaloftheirmasters."<br/> However,theprogrammewentontowinanawardatanItalianfilmfestivalandtheattitudeofBritishbroadcasterschanged.AfternegotiationsbetweenLWTandChannel4,itwasshownonC4on9January1985.Itwasfollowedbya'balancing'programmeafewdayslatershowinganalternativeviewoftheminers'strike.<br/> (RosCranston)<br/> 剧情简介:<br/> Policeofficersataroadblockstopstrikingminersandquestionthem.Aminerreportsapolicemansayingthatiftheminerssucceededingettingridofthegovernmentthenthepolicewillbethenextgovernment.<br/> Inaworkingman'sclubaminersingsafolksongasking'Whichsideareyouon?'andcallingforworking-classsolidaritywiththeminers.<br/> Agroupofminersdiscussesthereasonsforthestrikeanddescribeshowtheclosureofcollieriescausesthelossofwholecommunitiesbecauseoftheeffectonancilliaryindustriessuchastherailwaysandengineering.<br/> Miners'wivestalkaboutthefinancialhardshipofbeingonlong-termstrikeandthedifficultiesofsupportingtheirchildren.Theolderchildrenunderstandthattheirfathersarestrikingfortheminthehopethattherewillbejobsforthenextgeneration.<br/> Hundredsofmealsareprovidedforminersandtheirfamiliesinacanteenrunbyvolunteers.Aminer'swifereadsapoemonthestrugglefacedafter26weekswithoutpayandthedesiretoavoidtheindignityofthedolequeue.<br/> Aminerreadsapoemwhichequatestakingvoluntaryredundancywithsellingajob.Thewifeofaminerspeaksabouthowthewomenhaveorganisedthemselvesindefendingtheminers.<br/> Aminertellsofhisrealisationthatthepolicearenotneutral.Minersandtheirwivesdescribethemassivepolicepresenceandgivedetailsofpoliceviolencetowardsbothmenandwomen.Asongdeclaresthatwhateverthestruggle,thepolicewillbeonthesideofthebosses.<br/> WorkingminersarebussedthroughthepicketsandstrikersdescribepoliceviolenceatArmthorpeColliery.Awomandescribeshowthepolicetriedtoforceentryintoherhouseneartothecolliery.<br/> Atraditionalsongaboutthedangersofminingissungovernewspapercuttingsaccusingminersofthuggishbehaviourduringthestrike.<br/> AchildreadsapoemcontrastingtheofficialcondemnationofpoliceviolenceinSouthAfricawiththeresponseoftheauthoritiesduringtheminers'strike.<br/> Theconcludingsongis,again,'Whichsideareyouon?'callingforsupportfortheminersoritdeclaresthatthenexttobeaffectedmaybeyourself.
