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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 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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. The massacre, which came to be called Peterloo, can be seen as a foundational milestone of class ...
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Apr 5, 2019 · Peterloo is a film by Mike Leigh that depicts the 1819 massacre of protesters in Manchester, England. The film has mixed reviews from critics and audiences, who praise its historical accuracy but criticize its pacing and tone.
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- Mike Leigh
- PG-13
- Rory Kinnear
Sep 1, 2018 · Sat 1 Sep 2018 10.00 EDT. M ike Leigh brings an overwhelming simplicity and severity to this historical epic, which begins with rhetoric and ends in violence. There is force, grit and, above all, a...
An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, in which a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter's Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest, most notorious episodes in British history.
