Skip to main content
What's good for the goose is good is not good for the gander
WILL STONE recommends a must-see documentary that exposes the shameful double standards at the heart of British governance
(L to R) Saudi General Ahmad Asiri confronted by protesters; Bahrain’s King Hamad Glympton Park estate in the Cotswolds [Declassified UK]

Exiles v Oligarchs
Directors: Phil Miller and Moosa Mohammed
Declassified UK

 

THE latest documentary from estimable investigative media organisation Declassified UK puts the magnifying glass on the special treatment given by the British government to despots and oligarchs from the Gulf state and how the victims, the exiles, of their tyrannical rule are fighting back.

Directed by Declassified UK’s intrepid investigative journalist Phil Miller and exiled Bahraini photojournalist and cameraman Moosa Mohammed, the film begins by highlighting the double standards of the British government.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
cannes
Cannes Film Festival 2026 / 26 May 2026
26 May 2026

RITA DI SANTO takes us through the prize winners, and takes the temperature of a festival that prioritised narratives of exile, state violence and class division

ATTILA
Attila the Stockbroker Diary / 23 May 2026
23 May 2026

The Bard does Bearded Theory, and lodges a complaint about bandnames

round up
Cinema / 19 December 2025
19 December 2025

ANDY HEDGECOCK, MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review The Six Billion Dollar Man, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Goodbye June, and Super Elfkins

round up
Cinema / 22 August 2025
22 August 2025

ANDY HEDGECOCK and MARIA DUARTE review The Ceremony, Eddington, The Life of Chuck, and The Thursday Murder Club