The Navigators

Name: The Navigators
Released: 2001
Rating: 59.44
Cast: Steve Huison, Dean Andrews, Thomas Craig, Joe Duttine, Venn Tracey

2001

Comedy, Drama

1h 36m

In South Yorkshire, a small group of railway maintenance men discover that because of privatization, their lives will never be the same. When the trusty British Rail sign is replaced by one reading East Midland Infrastructure, it is clear that there will be the inevitable winners and losers as downsizing and efficiency become the new buzzwords... (imdb)

The Navigators

2001

Comedy, Drama

1h 36m

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Moribunny

Rated 06 Jan 2024

Hard not to draw comparisons between this and Loach's "Riff-Raff". A social-realist ensemble drama about manual labourers, with very clear socialist sensibilities but a sober, observational tone. Loach builds up an unshakable credibility that pays off with a life-sized but impactful, disturbing finale.

Rated 06 Jan 2024

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redboots

Rated 11 Aug 2019

A Loach film that has really stuck with me. Over the course of a movie, he manages to show each painful micro-step of how privatization makes life more and more crummy. The workers' distinctive personalities keep things wry and light, but don't expect a Full Monty-style happy ending for them. Great for learning what the word "neoliberalism" means in concrete detail--I frequently encounter eerily similar situations in my own life, long after watching.

Rated 11 Aug 2019

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