Film

Taking Liberties

2007 · 1h 41m · Documentary

Since 1997

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

83%

Taking Liberties Since 1997is a documentary film about the erosion of civil liberties in the United Kingdom and increase of surveillance under the government of Tony Blair. It was released in the UK on 8th June 2007. The director, Chris Atkins, said on 1 May that he wanted to expose "the Orwellian state" that now threatened Britain as a result of Mr Blair's policies.

David Morrissey

Narration

Ashley Jensen

Narration

Tony Blair

Self (archive footage)

Gordon Brown

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Boris Johnson

Self

Vladimir Putin

Self (archive footage)

Tony Benn

Shami Chakrabarti

Self

John Prescott

Self (archive footage)

• Chris AtkinsDirector
• Nicky MossProducer
• Christina SlaterProducer
• Kurt EngfehrProducer

Release date

January 1, 2007

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 41m

Genres

Documentary

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