Tracking Down Maggie: The Unofficial Biography of Marga

Tracking Down Maggie: The Unofficial Biography of Marga (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Sundance Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
81 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Interactive Menu
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1994 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Nick Broomfield

Written By:
Nick Broomfield

Actors:
Margaret Thatcher

Synopsis:

This provocative British documentary provides revealing and often hilarious results as it chronicles the attempts of filmmaker Nick Broomfield to get an interview with the elusive Margaret Thatcher. The film begins soon after Thatcher left her 15 year post as England's prime minister. Thatcher allowed her financial affairs to be helmed by her beloved son Mark, a reputed international arms dealer with shady origins. When Thatcher heads to the U.S. to promote her autobiography, Broomfield follows her, trying in vain to get past her diligent bodyguards. In addition to chronicling his pursuit, Broomfield also examines her personal history. He also delves into her relationship with Mark and his largely ignored twin sister, Carol. He also examines into her close relationship to her father. The implications that Thatcher is herself a sexist in the patriarchal tradition, is clear. Mark's suspicious, shady operation is also examined with implications that Thatcher is fully cognizant and perhaps actively participates in it.

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