The Navigators (2001)

Directed by

Ken Loach

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 85 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Five rail workers in Sheffield deal with the privatization of their railway maintenance company. The film follows how the changes affect each of them personally and professionally.

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What happens

The Navigators is a 2001 British film directed by Ken Loach with screenplay by Rob Dawber. It tells the story of the reactions of five Sheffield rail workers to the privatisation of the railway maintenance organisation for which they all work, and the consequences for them. The film was inspired by the failure of the Connex South Central and the Connex South Eastern franchises: Connex was ultimately stripped of both franchises before the franchise period ended due to poor service and financial mismanagement. Rob Dawber received the 2001 BAFTA award (posthumously) for "New Writer" for the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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