The Year of the Beaver

Overview

The Year of the Beaver focuses on the industrial dispute at the Grunwicks photographic processing plant in Willesden, London in the summer of 1977. The workforce, predominately consisting of British Asian women, most of whom had only recently arrived in the UK, decided to go on strike over the issue of trade union recognition. The strike lasted for two years.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1985

Original language

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Cast

Anne Lamont,Steve Sprung

Director

Sylvia Stevens,Dave Fox,Steve Sprung

Writer

Sylvia Stevens,Dave Fox

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1433023