McLibel

(2005)

★ 6.7 IMDb · 24 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2005

Runtime: 85 мин

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Franny Armstrong, Ken Loach

Cast: Helen Steel, Dave Morris, Bruce Alexander, Pip Donaghy, Ian Flintoff, Оливер Форд Дейвис, Ричард Хоуп, Уильям Хоуп, Linda McGuire, Ник Майлз

Plot

A deep dive into the historic 1997–2005 libel lawsuit, wherein fast-food conglomerate McDonald's sued environmental activists Helen Steel and David Morris over a critical factsheet. It became the longest trial in English legal history and a major free-speech PR disaster for the corporation.