Young Nazi and Proud is a British documentary about our most odious political 'party', the British National Party or BNP. Most people here in the UK are very well aware of the parties extreme right-wing views and their links with violent groups such as the National Front, and with that in mind would probably rather vote for Maggie Thatcher again. Although the party is generally thought to be very weak, it does find support in impoverished areas and areas which are used to house immigrants and asylum seekers, taking the line that "Why are we so poor? It's cos of them, coming here, stealing our jobs, etc." which can be effective, as we see in the film. The documentary concentrates on the rising young star of the BNP, Mark Collet ("One of natures live wires", as says party leader Nick Griffin), an economics graduate with a passion for Nazi Germany, metal machine music and computer games. We see him graduate, leave home, become an official member of the party, run for MP and give a speech at the annual BNP BBQ; with unintentionally hilarious remarks about 'Dreadlocked white slags going out with blacks' and how our ancestors were hunting woolly mammoth while 'the black man' was still swinging about in the trees - cue lots of cheering and hooting from a frankly terrifying group of skinhead, swastika tattooed grunts. Throughout the film the journalist interviewing him remains quietly sceptical and offers many opportunities for Mark to explain his views, but it isn't until the end of the film that we get some clear answers from Mark.
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