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The New Ten Commandments

Jan 2, 2008 · 1h 41m
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The film was produced by Nick Higgins from Lansdowne Productions and Noémie Mendelle from the Scottish Documentary Institute and has 10 film-chapter directors for each of the 10 chapters of the film. The film's unifying theme is human rights in Scotland with each chapter illustrating one of the "New Ten Commandments" - 10 articles chosen from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The 10 film chapters of The New Ten Commandments 1. The Right to Freedom of Assembly - Dir, David Graham Scott 2. The Right not to be enslaved - Dir, Nick Higgins 3. The Right to a fair trial - Dir, Sana Bilgrami 4. The Right to freedom of expression - Dir, Doug Aubrey 5. The Right to life - Dir, Kenny Glenaan 6. The Right to liberty - Dir, Irvine Welsh & Mark Cousins 7. The Right not to be tortured - Dir, Douglas Gordon 8. The Right to asylum - Dir, Anna Jones 9. The Right to privacy - Dir, Alice Nelson 10. The Right to freedom of thought - Dir, Mark Cousins & Tilda Swinton.

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CAST

Tilda Swinton
Self
Mark Cousins
Self
Aamer Anwar
Self
Jim Swire
Self
Tony Blair
Self (archive footage)
Gordon Brown
Self (archive footage)
Martin Compston
Self (archive footage)
Peter Dow
Self
Directed by David Graham Scott

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Lansdowne Productions, Scottish Documentary Institute
Country
US, GB
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