简介：KenLoach1984年英国矿工大罢工纪录片，被ITV禁映。 WhichSideAreYouOn?wascommissionedfortransmissionaspartoftheSouthBankShow(ITV,1978-),butwasnotshownbecauseofits"highlypartialviewonacontroversialsubject".LondonWeekendTelevision,thecommissioningcompany,feltthatitwasmoreofapoliticalfilmthananartsfilm. Loach'sbriefwastomakeaprogrammethatshowedwhatthestrikingminerswerewritingandsinging.Hefeltthatthiswaswhathedeliveredandwasangeredthattheprogrammewasbannedonthebasisthatitoversteppedofficialguidelinesonpoliticalimpartiality. Loachhasalwaysfeltthatnodocumentarycaneverbeneutralor'balanced'(andnorcanthenews)andheacknowledgesthathemadethefilmentirelyfromtheminers'pointofview.Followingthedecisiontopulltheprogrammehesaid"Itisclearthatonlyapprovedpeoplecanmakecommentsaboutastruggleasdecisiveastheminers." TheprogrammewasmadepartlytocounterwhatLoachsawastheanti-unionpositionofthemainstreammediaanditshowstheminers'dismayatthewayinwhichtheyaredepicted.Loachfelthimselfavictimofmediabiasinthebanningoftheprogramme.Hedeclared:"Thewaythenewsiscoverediscrucialtowhowinsthisdisputeandcertainlysomepeopleareallowedtocommentandothersarenot.Peopleholddowntheirjobsbymakingthekindofprogrammestheyknowwillwintheapprovaloftheirmasters." However,theprogrammewentontowinanawardatanItalianfilmfestivalandtheattitudeofBritishbroadcasterschanged.AfternegotiationsbetweenLWTandChannel4,itwasshownonC4on9January1985.Itwasfollowedbya'balancing'programmeafewdayslatershowinganalternativeviewoftheminers'strike. （RosCranston） 剧情简介： Policeofficersataroadblockstopstrikingminersandquestionthem.Aminerreportsapolicemansayingthatiftheminerssucceededingettingridofthegovernmentthenthepolicewillbethenextgovernment. Inaworkingman'sclubaminersingsafolksongasking'Whichsideareyouon?'andcallingforworking-classsolidaritywiththeminers. Agroupofminersdiscussesthereasonsforthestrikeanddescribeshowtheclosureofcollieriescausesthelossofwholecommunitiesbecauseoftheeffectonancilliaryindustriessuchastherailwaysandengineering. Miners'wivestalkaboutthefinancialhardshipofbeingonlong-termstrikeandthedifficultiesofsupportingtheirchildren.Theolderchildrenunderstandthattheirfathersarestrikingfortheminthehopethattherewillbejobsforthenextgeneration. Hundredsofmealsareprovidedforminersandtheirfamiliesinacanteenrunbyvolunteers.Aminer'swifereadsapoemonthestrugglefacedafter26weekswithoutpayandthedesiretoavoidtheindignityofthedolequeue. Aminerreadsapoemwhichequatestakingvoluntaryredundancywithsellingajob.Thewifeofaminerspeaksabouthowthewomenhaveorganisedthemselvesindefendingtheminers. Aminertellsofhisrealisationthatthepolicearenotneutral.Minersandtheirwivesdescribethemassivepolicepresenceandgivedetailsofpoliceviolencetowardsbothmenandwomen.Asongdeclaresthatwhateverthestruggle,thepolicewillbeonthesideofthebosses. WorkingminersarebussedthroughthepicketsandstrikersdescribepoliceviolenceatArmthorpeColliery.Awomandescribeshowthepolicetriedtoforceentryintoherhouseneartothecolliery. Atraditionalsongaboutthedangersofminingissungovernewspapercuttingsaccusingminersofthuggishbehaviourduringthestrike. AchildreadsapoemcontrastingtheofficialcondemnationofpoliceviolenceinSouthAfricawiththeresponseoftheauthoritiesduringtheminers'strike. Theconcludingsongis,again,'Whichsideareyouon?'callingforsupportfortheminersoritdeclaresthatthenexttobeaffectedmaybeyourself.…