Best Pirce 👍 The Happy Lands DVD – Margaret Feeley, Betty Hunter  😀

Robert Rae directs this drama telling the story of the Fife mining community’s fight for better conditions during the General Strike of 1926. Employing amateur cast members from the actual communities involved, the film follows the struggles of three families as they try to survive the dark days of the strike. Taking a stand against the threat of lower pay, longer hours and savage austerity cuts by the government, the miners and their families face imprisonment, starvation and eviction as they battle against the brutality of the police and army to defend their rights.

When they fought for their country they were heroes. When they fought for their own they were traitors. It’s the General Strike 1926 – only seven years after the slaughter of the trenches miners unions lead the country against savage austerity cuts handed to the nation by a Liberal-Conservative government. Inspired by true stories from local families in Fife the Happy Lands follows the journey of law-abiding citizens who become law-breakers in a heroic battle against the state. It’s never a good time to stand up for your rights – but it’s always the right time. Special Features: Making Of Documentary