Birth of a Nation (1982)

Directed by

Mike Newell

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 19m

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A teacher in Britain deals with the realities of working in the educational system. The story focuses on his experiences and challenges in the classroom.

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What happens

Birth of a Nation is a 1983 television play starring Jim Broadbent as teacher Geoff Figg. It was written by David Leland and directed by Mike Newell. It was originally broadcast on ITV on 19 June 1983 as the first in an untitled series of works by Leland (including Made in Britain), all loosely concerned with the British educational system, which subsequently acquired the overall title of Tales Out of School. It was #31 in The Daily Telegraph's list of the Top 60 ITV shows. It was reviewed in newspapers such as The Times and the Reading Evening Post. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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