Taking Liberties

1h 41min

Documentary

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.

Cast

Ashley Jensen

Ashley Jensen

Narration
Tony Blair

Tony Blair

Self (archive footage)
Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown

Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)
Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Self (archive footage)

Release date

1st Jan 2007

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English