The Navigators

The Navigators

2001 · 96 min · EN · 6.9 (63 votes)
Dir. Ken Loach · Starring Dean Andrews, Thomas Craig, Joe Duttine, Steve Huison, Venn Tracey, Andy Swallow · Music George Fenton
Drama

In South Yorkshire, a small group of railway maintenance men discover that because of privatization, their lives will never be the same. When the trusty British Rail sign is replaced by one reading East Midland Infrastructure, it is clear that there will be the inevitable winners and losers as downsizing and efficiency become the new buzzwords.

VIBE

A stark, unvarnished look at the human cost of privatization. It feels like a cold, damp morning on the job, where the weight of uncertainty hangs heavy in the air, but dignity persists.

grittysomberrealisticresignedsteadysocial realismkitchen sink dramacharacter-drivenclass struggleloss of identityeconomic anxietyworkplace rights
social realismworking conditionstrainslabor rights
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