Oona King entered Parliament in 1997, one of the most media-friendly of the original ‘Blair Babes.’ But voting for the Iraq War alienated her from much of her constituency and prompted a challenge from former Labour party rebel George Galloway and his Respect party. The ‘Battle of Bethnal Green & Bow’ was the highest-profile contest of the general election, and King allowed her childhood friend Nora Meyer to make a documentary about it. But Meyer, like many of King’s constituents, was opposed to the Iraq invasion and wonders if ‘New Labour’ has dulled her friend’s youthful radicalism. Embedded within the Labour campaign, Meyer’s film is a telling insider look at politics at its sharpest edge. It’s also a moving portrait of how politics, and film making, can test even the strongest friendships.
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