barryk-41572 At a time when this country stands on the edge of a catastrophe this film is a superb record of the deceit, lies and duplicity that has led us to this position. It is extremely thought provoking, at times emotional but overall a necessary historical record of the looming disaster. It needs to be shown far and wide, particularly at film festivals in Europe and beyond. Well done to the makers of this excellent documentary.

jrriekemann 'Postcards from the 48%' gives a voice to the 16 million who voted Remain in the 2016 Referendum but who now feel trampled upon in the mad romp towards a full British Brexit. It was also intended to show the other 27 countries that Brexit is not the will of all the people of the UK (in fact, only about 25% of the population voted Leave). Many of us feel that the delusional rhetoric of the most zealous of the Brexiters has stifled rational thought and argument. This film, calmly narrated by David Wilkinson, provided the perfect antidote to the myopic vision of Farage, Rees Mogg, Johnson and others. Travelling throughout the UK and interviewing a range of people (some celebrities, others ordinary folk), he provided a lucid and well-reasoned narrative to show the impact that Brexit is likely to have on communities and individuals. Journalist Rachel Johnson, sister of Boris, said the vote to leave was giving two fingers up to the world while Sir Bob Geldof spoke passionately about the need to ensure peace was kept in Northern Ireland adding, 'We cannot go back to a hard border.' One of the most compelling character was Port Talbot steel worker and union rep 'Pasty' Turner who worried that £200m of EU funding which would be lost post-Brexit would not be reimbursed by the government and would hit Welsh families hard. The plight of non-UK/EU nationals, 5,ooo thousand of whom live and work in Bath, was expressed by local resident Klaus Riekemann who said that he was unable to vote in a referendum that determined his future. Although, this is unashamedly a Remain film with its montages of anti-Brexit marches filling the screen with swirling blue and gold starred flags, anyone with concerns at the state we're in - and the situation seems to have taken a turn for the worse since the film was made with threats of a 'No Deal' Brexit on the horizon - should see this film, listen to the arguments and then, if there's a chance to cast our votes once more, make an informed decision.

rmmalloy Postcards from the 48% serves as an excellent summary of what has happened since the EU referendum: so much has happened since June 2016 and it's good to be reminded. The film informs our fellow citizens in the other 27 European Union countries that a sizeable number of us did not want to leave, and still do not want to leave the EU. However, where we do go from here?

ea_casual The documentary was a well put together account of the events that led up to the vote and the subsequent disillusionment and political exorcising of the 16.2 million people who voted Remain. Almost half the voting turnout as well as those who were deliberately excluded from their right to vote (under 16s and ex-pats).From the off, the film made a point of focussing on the people. Arguments of economic, legislation, health, business, staffing and more are a personal favourites of mine, but lose most people. The EU Referendum oversimplified the impacts into two ill-defined choices and selected a statistically invalid threshold. Then suddenly, over 16 million people became politically homeless overnight. The director travelled up and down the country to film. Collating a good, representative sample of people within their respective regions. Each very different. It highlighted to me, as someone who is relatively skilled in this area, just how much some Leave voting areas stand to lose and that they will lose the most out of this. Areas like Sunderland, seminal as the first result, have since shown their disgust and changed their minds. Electing pro-Remain councillors at the local elections. These are societies which get the money they desperately need from the EU through merit of application. Not begging to hostile central governments. Sadly, it doesn't appear they will get the opportunity to vote on it. This film captured the importance of this subtle but crucial point really very well.