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Peterloo is a 2018 British historical drama, written and directed by Mike Leigh, based on the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. The film was selected to be screened in the main competition section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival.
Apr 5, 2019 · The film depicts the 1819 Peterloo Massacre, when British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester. It features a cast of British actors, historical accuracy, and a PG-13 rating for violence and chaos.
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- Drama, History
- Mike Leigh
- 2019-04-05
Apr 5, 2019 · In St. Peter’s Field in Manchester, England, in 1819, an assembly of protesters urging parliamentary reform and workers’ rights was set upon by the British cavalry, who killed 18 and wounded nearly 1,000.
Jul 24, 2018 · Internationally acclaimed and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mike Leigh portrays one of the bloodiest episodes in British history, the infamous Peterloo Massacre of 1819, where government-backed...
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Peterloo is a 2019 film by British director Mike Leigh that depicts the 1819 massacre of protesters in Manchester, England. The film received mixed reviews from critics and audiences, who praised its visuals but criticized its pacing and tone.
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- Mike Leigh
- PG-13
- Rory Kinnear
An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history.
- 154 min
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Sep 6, 2018 · Peterloo is purest Mike Leigh in the best sense: class-conscious, beautifully acted and filmed and a call for social change. It is also, despite that kinetic battle scene, a film of ideas and...
