52 Films by Women Vol 7. 8. IT SHOWS IN BENIDORM (Director: Isabel Coixet)
Officially in the United Kingdom, we are not supposed to talk about Brexit – the decision made in a referendum in 2016 to leave the ‘ever closer’ European Union. When discussing economic difficulties, even the absence of certain vegetables in our shops, it is not to be mentioned. Sold as an opportunity to ‘take back control’, Britons in their millions voted for it, swayed by the argument that an elected institution in Belgium should not be interfering in their lives to create a fairer society. Following this logic, but never acknowledging it, millions of Britons would much rather have a government closer to home cultivating an unfair society without the protections afforded by the EU. For the vast majority of people in the United Kingdom, there is nothing good about Brexit. The post of Minister of Brexit Opportunities – a non-job – has been quietly abolished under new Prime Minister Liz Truss. The UK government uses the English characteristic of never discussing shame against its...