McLibel 2005 123movies

Watch: McLibel 2005 123movies, Full Movie Online – McDonald’s loved using the UK libel laws to suppress criticism. Major media organisations like the BBC and The Guardian crumbled and apologised. But then they sued gardener Helen Steel and postman Dave Morris. In the longest trial in English legal history, the “McLibel Two” represented themselves against McDonald’s £10 million legal team. Every aspect of the corporation’s business was cross-examined: from junk food and McJobs, to animal cruelty, environmental damage and advertising to children. Outside the courtroom, Dave brought up his young son alone and Helen supported herself working nights in a bar. McDonald’s tried every trick in the book against them. Legal manoeuvres. A visit from Ronald McDonald. Top executives flying to London for secret settlement negotiations. Even spies. Seven years later, in February 2005, the marathon legal battle finally concluded at the European Court of Human Rights. And the result took everyone by surprise – especially the British Government. McLibel is not just about hamburgers. It is about the importance of freedom of speech now that multinational corporations are more powerful than countries. Filmed over ten years by no-budget Director Franny Armstrong, McLibel is the David and Goliath story of two people who refused to say sorry. And in doing so, changed the world..
Plot: McLibel is a documentary film directed by Franny Armstrong for Spanner Films about the McLibel case. The film was first completed, as a 52 minute television version, in 1997, after the conclusion of the original McLibel trial. It was then re-edited to 85 minute feature length in 2005, after the McLibel defendants took their case to the European Court of Human Rights.
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Ratings:

	7.1/10 Votes: 2,118
	100% | RottenTomatoes
	81/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 16 Popularity: 1.961 | TMDB

Reviews:

Worth watching – definitely
This is a low budget but very, very entertaining account of Helen Steel and David Morris’s fight against McDonalds. They were caught distributing leaflets accusing McDonalds of polluting the environment, cruelty to animals, aiming their produce at children and being extremely unhealthy and lying about it. McDonalds claimed they were lying, so the postman and the gardener represented themselves in a 7 year court case. This documentary charts the trial and verdict, and further footage after the event. It is cheap and cheerful, but astounding in it’s simplicity. This was a landmark case that made it acceptable to challenge corporations, in fact, it almost seems to be the pre runner for many documentaries out there. More importantly, it took the wind out of McDonald’s sails and forced them to readdress many of the issues they were challenged over. It’s a great film – I recommend it.

Shameless…
“It is about the importance of freedom of speech now that ‘MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS’ (BOM-BOM-BOM!) are more powerful than countries.” What a shameless attempt to turn pseudo-convictions into dollars (or pounds, in this case).

It seems painfully clear that the release of this documentary is a nauseating attempt to ride on the coat tails of Super Size Me. I know it culminated in 1997 or so, but that just makes its 2005 release all the more transparent for what it really is: Shameless.

The types of people who enjoy these types of films are so jaded toward “THE CORPORATIONS,” that monolithic, hell spun entity, because they’re so successful. What it comes down to is pure, unadulterated jealousy. Yet ironically, those same champions of egalitarianism; the self-styled “Davids” of David and Goliath lore, are pretty quick to engage in practices which might help to line their pockets, as evidenced by this film’s shamelessly belated release. Steer clear of this sore loser propaganda.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 25 min (85 min) (UK)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Documentary
Director Ken Loach, Franny Armstrong
Writer N/A
Actors Helen Steel, Dave Morris, Bruce Alexander
Country United Kingdom
Awards 1 win & 1 nomination
Production Company N/A
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Technical Information:

Sound Mix Stereo
Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
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