Stealing a Nation

For the Radio 4 album, see Stealing of a Nation.

Stealing a Nation
Screenshot of title card
Directed by	John Pilger Christopher Martin Sean Crotty
Produced by	Christopher Martin Polly Bide
Written by	John Pilger
Starring	John Pilger James R. Schlesinger Cassam Uteem Bill Rammell Mark Curtis Louis Olivier Bancoult
Music by	Nicholas Russell-Pavier
Cinematography	Preston Clothier
Edited by	Joe Frost
Production company	Carlton Television
Running time	56 min
Language	English

Stealing a Nation is a 2004 Granada Television documentary about the British–American clandestine operation that saw the expulsion of the native Chagossian population of Diego Garcia and neighbouring islands. More than 2,000 people were exiled to Mauritius between 1967 and 1973, so that Diego Garcia could become a United States airbase (see depopulation of Chagossians from the Chagos Archipelago). The film contains a series of interviews with native Chagossians, who have been deprived of their right of return and forced to live in abject poverty. Stealing a Nation was written and directed by John Pilger, and produced and directed by Christopher Martin; reconstruction footage was directed by Sean Crotty.^[1]^[2]

Reception, awards and festival screenings

Stealing a Nation was awarded the 2004 Royal Television Society Award in the category "Single Documentary - General".^[3]

The film was screened at the United Nations Association Film Festival in October 2005.^[4]

It was given "The Chris Award" in the category "Social Issues" at the Columbus International Film & Video Festival in November 2005.^[5]

References

↑ "Stealing a Nation". Bullfrog Films. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
↑ "Stealing a Nation". johnpilger.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
↑ "Programme Awards Winners 2004", rts.org.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
↑ "8th United Nations Association Film Festival", unaff.org. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
↑ "The 53rd Annual Chris Awards Columbus International Film & Video Festival 2005", columbusfilmcouncil.org. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

External links

Stealing a Nation on Vimeo
Stealing a Nation at Top Documentary Films
Stealing a Nation at AllMovie
Stealing a Nation at the Internet Movie Database

Documentaries of John Pilger

Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia (1979)
The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back (1985)
War By Other Means (1992)
Death of a Nation (1994)
Vietnam: The Last Battle (1995)
Inside Burma: Land of Fear (1996)
Apartheid Did Not Die (1998)
Welcome to Australia (1999)
Paying the Price (2000)
The New Rulers of the World (2001)
Palestine Is Still the Issue (2002)
Breaking the Silence (2003)
Stealing a Nation (2004)
The War on Democracy (2007)
The War You Don't See (2010)
Utopia (2013)

Chagos Islands dispute

History	Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute Depopulation of Diego Garcia Chagos Marine Protected Area

Key groups and people	Louis Olivier Bancoult Allen Vincatassin Diego Garcia and Chagos Islands Council Chagos Refugee Group UK Chagos Support Association

Legal cases	Bancoult v McNamara Bancoult (No. 1) Bancoult (No. 2) Bancoult (No. 3) Chagos Islanders v United Kingdom Mauritius v United Kingdom

Media	Diego l'interdite Stealing a Nation

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