'Banned' film about British politician set to be screened in Limerick

A CONTROVERSIAL documentary film about the former British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is to be screened in Limerick this Wednesday night.

The Limerick Strand Hotel is to play host to the showing of 'Oh Jeremy Corbyn - the Big Lie' from 7.30pm.

It tells the story of the rise and fall of Mr Corbyn, who led British Labour between 2015 and the 2019 general election defeat.

The producer of the film Norman Thomas said: "In the period he was leader, Jeremy Corbyn was subject to a huge media storm. He was accused of being everything from a communist spy to a terrorist supporter and an anti-semite. The aim of this film is to at last get the truth out there."

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However, many venues across Britain refused to show the film - and it was even set to be shown at the Glastonbury Music Festival, before the organisers stepped in to pull it.

Mr Thomas says the film will explore what he described as the "conspiracy of forces" which his supporters believe brought him down.

After the screening, there will be a panel discussion involving Limerick's very own Vincent Browne as well as a visiting activist and ally of Mr Corbyn Jackie Walker plus media studies lecturer Harry Browne.

Narrated by comedian and author Alexei Sayle, the film includes interviews with people in the thick of the drama surrounding Mr Corbyn’s leadership, including film-maker Ken Loach and the opposition leader's former political adviser Andrew Murray.

Produced by Platform Films, which has made programmes for BBC and Channel Four, the documentary received its world
premiere earlier this year in Berlin’s historic Babylon Cinema, in front of a sell-out audience of 500 people.

Tickets are available on the door, and cost €10 for people working and €5 for those unwaged.