
Still the Enemy Within is a unique insight into one of history's most dramatic events: the 1984-85 British Miners' Strike. No experts. No politicians. Thirty years on, this is the raw first-hand experience of those who lived through Britain's longest strike. Follow the highs and lows of that life-changing year.... (Full plot summary below)
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Still the Enemy Within is a unique insight into one of history's most dramatic events: the 1984-85 British Miners' Strike. No experts. No politicians. Thirty years on, this is the raw first-hand experience of those who lived through Britain's longest strike. Follow the highs and lows of that life-changing year.
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| We Got This CoveredDavid JamesAs the miners say, "We lost. But we were right." They were, and Still the Enemy Within elegantly and straightforwardly makes their case. |
| The ListHannah McGillA thorough account of the 1984-5 UK miners' strike from those who were on the picket-lines. |
| Total FilmSimon KinnearThe depth of focus and feeling in the miners' testimonials conveys a vivid picture of living through the strike, with Gower finding enough facets to sustain a stirring tribute to solidarity and a vital oral history of social protest. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawGower's film is a heartfelt tribute to the communities who were hammered by political, not economic, forces. They look bloodied, but unbowed. |
| Little White LiesSophie Monks Kaufman"History is written by the victors," said Winston Churchill famously, but Still The Enemy Within shows you can lose big and still emerge with a voice. |
| HeyUGuysJon LyusShould be compulsory viewing not only for school students learning about British history, but also for anyone who has even a remote interest in the relatively recent events that are still shaping this country today. |
| Time OutTom HuddlestonThis is timely, important and truthful cinema, at once bitter, nostalgic and unexpectedly uplifting. |
| Birmingham Mail Graham YoungPacked with brilliant archive footage, Still The Enemy Within will send blood pressures rising again. But it doesn't really address ( ... ) why anyone today would still want to be working like a mole in such dangerous conditions. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsLouis ProyectPowerful first-hand testimony from British miners on how their defeat led inevitably to the rise of the one percent. From Thatcher to Reagan, we are still paying the price. |
| Empire MagazinePatrick PetersA tough, hard-hitting and honest telling by the people involved. |