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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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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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Jul 24, 2018 · 109K subscribers. 908. 803K views 5 years ago #AmazonStudios. Internationally acclaimed and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mike Leigh portrays one of the bloodiest episodes in British history, the...
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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
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- Rory Kinnear
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.
Sep 6, 2018 · 6 September 2018. By Caryn James,Features correspondent. Share. Amazon Studios. A new film about the tragedy is ‘purest Mike Leigh in the best sense’ and ‘should resonate in the present’, writes...
