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McLibel is the inside story of how a postman and a gardener took on the McDonalds Corporation. Filmed over three years, the documentary follows Helen Steel and Dave Morris as they are transformed from anonymous campaigners against the fast food giant into unlikely global heroes. Struggling to defend themselves in the longest trial in English history, the pair face infiltration by spies, secret meetings with corporates executives, 40,000 pages of background reading and a visit from Ronald McDonald.

Using interviews with witnesses and reconstructions of key moments in court, the film examines the main issues of the trial - nutrition, animals, advertising, employment, the environment - and the implications for freedom of speech.

McLibel is not about hamburgers. It is about the remorseless power of multinational corporations.

DVD Features:
John Safran Vs McDonalds - Safran goes undercover and infiltrates McDonalds
View the flyer that started it all

Director:

James Cellan Jones [5], Franny Armstrong [1],

Starring:

Julia Sawalha [32], Clive Merrison [3], Angus MacInnes [2], Malcolm Sinclair [4], Peter-Hugo Daly [1],

Screen Formats:

Full Frame 1.33:1

Language and Sound:

English Dolby Digital Stereo

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