Rating:
8.3/10 by 14 users
Stealing a Nation (2004)
This tells a story literally 'hidden from history'. In the 1960s and 70s, British governments, conspiring with American officials, tricked into leaving, then expelled the entire population of the Chagos islands in the Indian Ocean. The aim was to give the principal island of this Crown Colony, Diego Garcia, to the Americans who wanted it as a major military base. Indeed, from Diego Garcia US planes have since bombed Afghanistan and Iraq. The story is told by islanders who were dumped in the slums of Mauritius and in the words of the British officials who left a 'paper trail' of what the International Criminal Court now describes as 'a crime against humanity'
Release Date:
Sat, Jul 31, 2004
Rating: 8.3/10 by 14 users
Alternative Title:
Country:
British Indian Ocean Territory
United Kingdom
Language:
Runtime: 00 hour 56 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: military base, imperialism
Rating: 8.3/10 by 14 users
Alternative Title:
Country:
British Indian Ocean Territory
United Kingdom
Language:
Runtime: 00 hour 56 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: military base, imperialism
