"The Divide tells the story of 7 individuals striving for a better life in modern day US and UK - where the top 0.1% owns as much wealth as the bottom 90%. By plotting these tales together, we uncover how every aspect of our lives is controlled by one factor: the size of the gap between rich and poor.

This isn’t based on real life. This is real life.

By weaving these stories with news archive from 1979 to the present day, The Divide creates a lyrical, psychological and tragi-comic picture of how economic division creates social division. It serves as both a call to arms, and a powerful warning. The film is inspired by the critically-acclaimed, best-selling book “The Spirit Level” by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.

★★★★ "a fierce, unsettling film" Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

★★★★ "jaw-dropping stuff" Evening Standard

★★★★ "the intimate, people-centric approach makes for a more emotional experience than your average state-of-the-economy doc" TimeOut

★★★★ "a sensitive exploration of a vital issue" The Express

★★★★ "a tender, authoritative punch" Total Film

★★★★ "heartbreaking" HeyUGuys

★★★★ "poignant eye-opener" The Upcoming

"timely, emotionally shattering, formidable... This documentary will be seminal; it will be analysed to bits and viewed as valuable testimonial in decades to come" Picturehouse Cinemas

"an astoundingly accurate portrayal of social division...brilliantly shot, insightful" The British Blacklist

"a fascinating social portrait" New Scientist

"manages the trick of turning a data-driven book full of charts and graphs into an interwoven collection of gripping stories." Boing Boing

"The Divide beautifully translates the essence of The Spirit Level into 70 minutes of humanity...this film is a delight" The F-Word