Ken Loach's controversial documentary about British charity Save the Children will finally be aired more than 40 years after it was banned.
I don't think we should be in the film censorship business and we shouldn't stifle debate
The acclaimed director was commissioned by the charity and London Weekend Television to make a 53-minute documentary ahead of Save the Children's 50th anniversary in 1969.
But bosses of the charity were less than impressed with the film's critical view of their work in Kenya, particularly scenes showing its workerstaking part in parades of the country's former colonial overlords, and they subsequently axed the documentary.
Now the film is to be part of a major retrospective of Loach's work at the British Film Institute in London next month (Sep11), after current Save the Children bosses agreed to lift the veto.
Justin Forsyth, chief executive of the charity, explained, "Save the Children has changed a lot, but the issues that come out in the film about colonialism, aid and charity are still relevant today. I think it's greatit's being shown. I don't think we should be in the film censorship business and we shouldn't stifle debate".
