Stealing a Nation sits in the top 2% of Other Asia films on this catalog — ranked #11 of 547 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
“The shocking film Australian networks won't touch!”
This tells a story literally 'hidden from history'. In the 1960s and 70s, British governments, conspiring with American officials, tricked into leaving, then expelled the entire population of the Chagos islands in the Indian Ocean. The aim was to give the principal island of this Crown Colony, Diego Garcia, to the Americans who wanted it as a major military base. Indeed, from Diego Garcia US planes have since bombed Afghanistan and Iraq. The story is told by islanders who were dumped in the slums of Mauritius and in the words of the British officials who left a 'paper trail' of what the International Criminal Court now describes as 'a crime against humanity'
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #11 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (98th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.7 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Documentary productions specifically: #2 of 27 (top 7%).
The 2003–2005 Other Asia Window
Stealing a Nation tops the 49 Other Asia films we index from this three-year window. Cards below list the runners-up in descending audience order.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
2004 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 19 titles released, including Stealing a Nation. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (130 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Other Asia films in 2004.
The 147th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
14 audience reviews — more than 37% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 4th percentile among Other Asia films.
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | British Indian Ocean Territory, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | En |
| Runtime | 56m |
| Release Date | January 1, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0803890 |