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The Divide (12A)
Directed by Katharine Round
4/5
THE rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, and inequality in the US and Britain is at its highest level since 1928, according to Katharine Round’s new documentary.
So what’s new, you might think. Well, what makes Round’s film compelling viewing is that it puts a human face on the facts and figures through the stories of seven people from different socio-economic spheres who are striving for a better life in the US and Britain.
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