McLibel

UK 1998, 55/ 85 minutes
Dir. Franny Armstrong
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Documentary

Aroview: The true story of England's most protracted court case that witnessed the all-powerful McDonalds hamburger empire file a libel suit against two London activists for distributing leaflets critical of its operations. Cross-examines the grey area of 'civil liberties' with an unsurprising 'little-guy' bias that is both hilarious and disturbing in its exposure of big business arrogance and corporate intimidation.

DVD Features

Dizzyingly packed DVD features new 2005 cut of the film (85 minutes), plus original film, 2 commentaries, "John Safran VS McDonalds", courtroom re-enactments directed by Ken Loach, lots of interviews, press conferences, and the secret settlement meeting between the filmmakers and McDonalds at the climax of the first film. And a quiz.