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'''''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. The documentary is about the [[depopulation of Chagossians from the Chagos Archipelago|expulsion of Chagossians from the Chagos Archipelago]], chiefly from [[Diego Garcia]] Island. More than 2,000 people were removed by the British government between 1967 and 1973 to [[Mauritius]], 1,000 miles away, so that the island could be used as an American and British airbase.<ref name="bff01">{{cite web |title=Stealing a Nation |first= |last= |coauthors= |url=http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/stealh.html |work=Bullfrog Films |date= |accessdate=2010-06-11 }}</ref><ref name="jp01">{{cite web |title=Stealing a Nation |first= |last= |coauthors= |url=http://johnpilger.com/videos/stealing-a-nation |work=johnpilger.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-30 }}</ref> |
'''''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. The documentary is about the [[depopulation of Chagossians from the Chagos Archipelago|expulsion of Chagossians from the Chagos Archipelago]], chiefly from [[Diego Garcia]] Island. More than 2,000 people were, in secrecy and in breach of the United Nations Charter, forcibly removed by the British government between 1967 and 1973 to [[Mauritius]], 1,000 miles away, so that the island could be used as an American and British airbase.<ref name="bff01">{{cite web |title=Stealing a Nation |first= |last= |coauthors= |url=http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/stealh.html |work=Bullfrog Films |date= |accessdate=2010-06-11 }}</ref><ref name="jp01">{{cite web |title=Stealing a Nation |first= |last= |coauthors= |url=http://johnpilger.com/videos/stealing-a-nation |work=johnpilger.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-30 }}</ref> |
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== Reception and awards == |
== Reception and awards == |
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| Directed by | John Pilger Christopher Martin Sean Crotty |
| Written by | John Pilger |
| Produced by | Christopher Martin Polly Bide |
| Starring | John Pilger James R. Schlesinger Cassam Uteem Bill Rammell Mark Curtis Louis Olivier Bancoult |
| Cinematography | Preston Clothier |
| Edited by | Joe Frost |
| Music by | Nicholas Russell-Pavier |
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Running time | 56 min |
| Language | English |
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. The documentary is about the expulsion of Chagossians from the Chagos Archipelago, chiefly from Diego Garcia Island. More than 2,000 people were, in secrecy and in breach of the United Nations Charter, forcibly removed by the British government between 1967 and 1973 to Mauritius, 1,000 miles away, so that the island could be used as an American and British airbase.[1][2]
Reception and awards
Stealing a Nation was awarded the 2004 Royal Television Society Award in the category "Single Documentary - General".[3]
References
- ^ "Stealing a Nation". Bullfrog Films. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Stealing a Nation". johnpilger.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Programme Awards Winners 2004", rts.org.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
External links
- Stealing a Nation on Vimeo
- Stealing a Nation at Top Documentary Films
- Stealing a Nation at AllMovie
- Stealing a Nation at IMDb
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