Acceptable Levels

John Davies’ incisive drama on the responsibility of the media to those they film and photograph and the abuse of that responsibility in the pursuit of “acceptable” news and entertainment. A drama set in Northern Ireland.

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Credits

director

John Davies

Duration

01:42:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016968

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Northern Ireland

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Places → Northern Ireland

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1984

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