The Navigators (2001) is an English film directed by Ken Loach. (The title refers to railroad workers who are referred to as "navvies." Originally, the term was "navigators." Loach has utilized the older word for effect.)
British Railways was a nationalized company. Little by little it was broken up into private companies, and, as often happens, the workers get the short end of the stick.
We watch as the workers respond with disbelief that agreements that had been worked out over the years are ignored. In fact, one of the upper-level executives tells a lower-level executive, "there are no agreements."
The cover of the DVD has quotes, "Fierce, funny and poignant." "A funny and compassionate story." For the record, it's fierce, poignant, and compassionate. It's not funny. It's a dark movie about a dark time.
The movie worked well on the small screen. Note that the film is set in Yorkshire. The Yorkshire accent was hard to understand. (The managers speak in BBC English. They are thugs with suits and briefcases, but it's easy to understand them.)
This is a hard movie to watch, because it's grim, and, I believe, it represents a sad reality. It has an IMDb rating of 7.0. I agreed and rated it 7.
British Railways was a nationalized company. Little by little it was broken up into private companies, and, as often happens, the workers get the short end of the stick.
We watch as the workers respond with disbelief that agreements that had been worked out over the years are ignored. In fact, one of the upper-level executives tells a lower-level executive, "there are no agreements."
The cover of the DVD has quotes, "Fierce, funny and poignant." "A funny and compassionate story." For the record, it's fierce, poignant, and compassionate. It's not funny. It's a dark movie about a dark time.
The movie worked well on the small screen. Note that the film is set in Yorkshire. The Yorkshire accent was hard to understand. (The managers speak in BBC English. They are thugs with suits and briefcases, but it's easy to understand them.)
This is a hard movie to watch, because it's grim, and, I believe, it represents a sad reality. It has an IMDb rating of 7.0. I agreed and rated it 7.