Hostile

This is a film that invades your heart by stealth. It starts like what might seem like a piece of anti Tory agit prop and morphs by turns into a moving exploration of the casual cruelty of a government under lockdown. The title comes from the Hostile Environment immigration policy originally brought in by Teresa May as Home Secretary, the policy at the heart of the Windrush Scandal that sought to expel migrants who had lived, worked and paid taxes in this country for decades and brought shame on the Conservatives and the nation. But, filmed as the pandemic tightened its grip, it becomes a nuanced and deeply moving exploration of the tragedy of unfortunate people caught between an inhuman (and ultimately self defeating, when you see the stats on how migrants help the UK economy) policy and deadly virus that cuts off opportunities to study, work - or even migrate away from Britain. The characters demonstrate patience, wisdom and heroism that stays with you long after viewing. Try and catch this film and do something about the issues and problems it brieflylliantly raises.

This documentary shows the problems which immigrants to the UK encounter, but unfortunately only from their point of view . There is no other side's perspective.

The film is powerful and nice done, but it's not objective at all - it's only one side of the coin...

The best documentary of the year.

Director has filmed it within current environment in mind and has beautifully put together pieces of puzzle together of past and present.

A must watch.

Shows the adverse impact of the hostile environment policy as experienced by real individuals, but with no meaningful context. This documentary is purely a polemic without any depth of analysis.

A powerful film exploring the real impact on real lives of this government's creation of a 'Hostile Environment' for our migrant population. I'd thought I was familiar with the issues, but there's so much more I know now.

No histrionics, no false drama, just clear, brilliant telling of exactly how it is for some of the most vulnerable in society. When they come up against a government set on 'the corporatisation of everything', they determinedly strip the most desperate of people of their most basic human rights: food, heating, shelter, and safety from harm.

This film is hard-hitting, moving, informative...life-changing!