Undercover: Exposing the Far Right

A very well put together film which follows some extremely brave people from the UK based antifascist charity Hope not Hate. They film undercover, infiltrate the far right groups and disclose despicable and revealing conversations by UK fascists at their meet ups and rallys.

The film focuses in part on the Human Diversity Foundation who are manipulating genetic data in very wrong and evil ways.... ie: scientific racism. They want to use this false data to argue for what they call 'remigration' ( reversal of immigration).

Some far right media savvy tactics are explained. How they feed on fear and disbelief and shift the general view of what's acceptable and normal using the concept of the Overton window.

A film that clearly shows how close the surface modern fascism is. A very educational and gripping film.

This is a remarkable film, following for the first time the young undercover "operatives" from Hope Not Hate that infiltrate far right racist groups to monitor and expose them. They have the earnest intent of charity geeks, but using all the tools of spy thrillers, and putting their lives very clearly at risk. There's no bravado here - these are very likeable characters, the hope in the face of race riots and death threats that hang over the film. There's a satisfying exposé of repellant advocates for race scientists (no spoilers), all in all making a very compelling film. It seems insanely cowardly that the London film festival apparently backed out of showing this - for fear of the thugs - but do watch at home - they deserve eyes on their important work.

There's only one other review of this (IMO) excellent documentary on IMDB currently, hopefully this one will provide a tad of counterbalance.

I was aware of Hope Not Hate prior to watching this, but only on the limited level that they are an anti-fascist organisation. I had no idea that as well as highlighting and campaigning against bigotry and racism, they also place themselves in the uncomfortable situation of infiltrating organisations peddling such views to highlight the bits they leave out of the public soundbites and reveal how deranged and dangerous the people within them actually are. They succeed on this.

This documentary style is fairly standard fare, but the content conveys exactly what is needed and the arc and chase to potentially highlight the rich funder of an underground modern day eugenics organisation (tenner if you can guess which race they favour!) is quite thrilling.

The Hope Not Hate team are heroes in my eyes.

This is an eye-opening thriller of a doc, following two modest young men in a perilous undercover operation to expose a far right group. They work for Hope Not Hate, which has been battling racism for years - this is the first time they've let the cameras in. From the testosterone pumped street violence to the monied suits trying to resuscitate race theory, this is a dark and complex world we rarely see. You can't help wondering what the police have been up to while these young idealists risk their lives to expose violent racists.. With their courage at the heart of the film it lightens what might otherwise be a depressing look at the billowing racism from Europe to America. After a summer of the worst race riots in decades in the UK, this is an essential watch.

This compelling storyline of an undercover journalist gives a fascinating insight into the activities of the far right. The film uncovers the different fractions within it, exposing how the far right networks operate and are funded by multi-millionaires, the dark side of what the far right are up to behind the scenes and the front it presents to the public. This is a powerful and important film exposing the dangers of the far right but told with a very empathetic and human approach. It presents the importance of the peaceful anti-fascist demonstrations which are preventing the violence far right groups are trying to rally. A must watch.