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Dockers: Writing the Wrongs (1999)

Directed by Solon Papadopoulos

Overview

The compelling tale of how a group of sacked dockers got together with scriptwriter Jimmy McGovern and novelist Irvine Welsh to turn their unique story into a film. In September 1995, five men were sacked for walking off the job when their overtime agreement was ditched. Dockers: Writing The Wrongs tells how the dockers spent a year producing the script based on their own experiences of the dramatic two and a half year dispute.

Length 50 minutes

Actors

Christopher Eccleston | Irvine Welsh | Jimmy McGovern | Sally Hibbin | Gub Neal