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What Angie did at the caravan squat toward the end of the film

posted 16 years ago by sandyfontwit
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I grew up in the USA (but thank the universe I don’t live there anymore), and I have trouble understanding some ”working class” English accents, plus the sound quality in the theater was pretty bad so...would someone please tell me what Angie said to the immigration people on the cellphone when she was in the car with Rose? I assume she “dobbed in” the illegals living there in retaliation for being beaten up. I also thought there was some connection to an earlier scene when Rose said she had 40-some workers lined up for a job and no place to put them up. Was Angie thinking she could house them at the trailer squat?
I thought the movie was a complex character study as well as asking some tough questions about Globalization/immigration and it’s effects on society and individuals. It was not an easy film to watch, but rewarding for raising the questions. And I don’t think Loach provided easy answers.

[–] Bombest 16 years ago

*Spoilers Ahead...*

Angie called the immigration service in order to deport those who are living in caravans so their would be a place for the 40-some Ukrainians to hop in.

[–] Princess_Ashmi 11 years ago

Yes, as Bombest said she was clearing out the old immigrants to bring in the news ones. Very sad, considering she knew who the girls were.

Ashmi any question

[–] neil_mc 10 years ago

It was a pretty stupid move anyway, her thinking must have been that immigration would send a crack team down there within a few hours, they'd clear everybody out, leave the empty caravans and forget the place ever existed so that she could waltz in with a load of Ukrainians. Really smart thinking.

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