Spirit of 45, The

About the movie

The Labour Party’s surprising landslide election victory in the summer of 1945 gave it an absolute majority which started a great nationalisation process of key British industries and many services such as mining, railways, gas, which was followed by the introduction of free health care in the shape of the National Health Service. This social commitment was formed and endured for decades.
From the award winning director of films like Sweet Sixteen, Hidden Agenda and Land & Freedom, Ken Loach presents a new historic documentary covering another important part of modern English history. Loach looks back fondly to an era when Britain embraced a brave new world of democratic socialism based on full employment, a mixed economy, housing and healthcare for all. Loach seeks an answer in conversations with those who remember its beginnings.

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