Partygate (2023)

Directed by

Joseph Bullman

Genre

drama, crime, tv movie

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 05m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film shows how staff in the British prime minister's office held parties during COVID lockdowns while the rest of the country was stuck at home. It blends real news footage with staged scenes to portray the political scandal that brought down Boris Johnson.

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What happens

Partygate is a British satirical political docudrama. It is a fictionalised dramatisation of the political scandal dubbed "Partygate" in British politics during the prime ministerial government of Boris Johnson. It mixes contemporary news footage with dramatisations of parties in Downing Street during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. It was broadcast on Channel 4 on 3 October 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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