I also read a piece in the Independent that was very positive. 

The promo for the movie:

So excited for tomorrow night.

I absolutely loved the film. I felt like there were a few parallels to Sherlock and The Thick of It. The film is very controversial and makes viewers boil with rage no matter what side they were on two years ago.

And the premiere just one week before the upcoming vote? Perfect timing.

Also, it was quite clear from the trailer but the film showed even clearer why Benedict would take on a role of a Brexiter.
 

I loved the film. Great acting and storytelling. Surely they took some liberties (I cannot tell from here) but I think that it was an overall correct description of how the referendum was won. And I think they did excellent work in showing a phenomenon that is not just British: people feeling left behind, forgotten, sold out by politics and business. And this overall feeling is used by people like the Leave campaigners, right-wing parties, Trump, etc. 

I think it was courageous of all involved to make this film at all. And as you said, there is no "right" moment to show it. 

And lastly: I still fervently hope that Brexit will somehow be turned around. In Germany many people love Britain and its culture and were and still are very sad about the result of the referendum and everything that happened afterwards. 
 

Keeping fingers crossed! 

So, how do you rate the movie from the "propagandist" point of view?
Was it a propaganda or not?

Interesting read, how they used the same house for two different places.

Here's an article I just came across about the Canadian connection to the story (AggregateIQ) and other possible innacuracies. Make of it what you will.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/brexit-the-movie-aggregateiq-hbo-1.4951469

besleybean wrote:

Not really sure what you meant in your last sentence...

A year ago it wasn't clear why the Remainer Benedict would play the mastermind behind Brexit.
While actors don't pick roles based solely on their political preferences, it would be odd to see Benedict in anything glorifying Brexit.
Well, the film was empathically not glorifying it
It was about a driven person and Benedict plays those with gusto.

One scene stuck with me the most, it's when Rory despairs and says that while they argue from the scientific point of view, the other side just lobs some grotesque lies at them and they barely keep up with putting out fires. Like those leaflets about 70 Mio coming from Turkey *eye roll*

The same business of making voters angry and afraid seems to be going on in pretty much every other country too these days

Last edited by ewige (January 10, 2019 7:36 am)

I think there is a strong tendency of lying and overplaying today, especially in social media. Some days ago a right-wing German politician was attacked from behind in the street and suffered bad head injuries. Only hours later his party posted that it had been terrorists from left who had used a squared timber to beat him and who had kicked his head after he fell down. Turns out that no one knows so far who they were, no weapon was used, there have been no kicks to the head. But once published, these things stay in people's mind. 
As did the words and numbers on the red bus. Or the millions of Turkish people flooding the UK. The Leave campaign was shockingly clever in using these false emotional appeals whereas Remain tried to rely on facts. It seems that today facts are not an effective argument anymore. Which is scary.