2005 · 1h 33m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
Bata-ville is a bittersweet record of a coach trip to the origins of the Bata shoe empire in Zlín in the Czech Republic. Against the backdrop of regeneration in their local communities, former employees of the now-closed UK shoe factories in East Tilbury (Essex) and Maryport (Cumbria) are led on a…
Director: Karen Guthrie, Nina Pope
Writers: Karen Guthrie, Nina Pope
Music by: Sean Guthrie, Tim Olden
Cinematography: John Podpadec
Editor: Doug Howarth