Giro City

Broadcast News meets The Firm in this powerful portrayal of the corporate manipulation of broadcasting. Sophie (Glenda Jackson) is a documentary-maker who campaigns for the little guy. When idealism alone proves too weak to tackle the intrigue behind a Welsh farmer’s eviction, she turns to O’Mally (Jon Finch), a man with the tenacity of an investigative journalist and links to the criminal underworld. Their search reveals a conspiracy to turn the beautiful Welsh valleys into a nuclear nightmare. But as they are about to expose the truth, the backhanding bureaucrats step in with the censor’s gag. A taut political thriller, Giro City runs at breakneck pace right up until the final frame.