Mothers of the Revolution: Movie Review
Mothers of the Revolution: Movie Review In 1980s Britain, the threat of the Cold War's nuclear endgame hung terrifyingly over everyone's daily routine. Public address videos discussed what could be done in the 4 minute warning period, British artists like Raymond Briggs told tales such as "When the Wind Blows" and a general atmosphere of impending end times accosted most lives. Director Briar March's latest looks at how the mothers of the time addressed these global fears, with the UK slap bang in the middle of the firing line between Russia and the US. Centring on a quartet of women who had become new mothers, and who were worried by the threat of nuclear war, March uses current day reflective interviews and footage from the time, as well as some illustrated interludes, to fashion a documentary that's as much about the salutation of the chorus of the downtrodden, as it is yet another shameful examination of the toxic masculinity espoused by authority figures...