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  1. Peterloo
    PG-132019 · Historical drama · 2h 34m

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  1. Apr 5, 2019 · Rated: 3/5 Mar 25, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews Movie Info Synopsis In 1819 a cavalry charge on a peaceful protest at St. Peter's Field in Manchester, England, results in the Peterloo Massacre.

  2. Apr 5, 2019 · Peterloo. 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 struggle not just in England ...

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  4. Sep 1, 2018 · Peterloo was eventually the seed of reform, and rooting out the political mendacity and bad faith that underpinned the massacre inspired a new wave of national journalism, giving rise to this ...

    • Peter Bradshaw
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  5. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 66%, based on 161 reviews with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Peterloo proves writer-director Mike Leigh's populist anger remains undimmed – but that righteous fury occasionally overpowers the narrative."

  6. Sep 1, 2018 · Release date: Nov 09, 2018. Peterloo has been the subject of much negative speculation since its surprise exclusion from Cannes, where Leigh has a long prize-winning track record. Sadly, the ...

  7. Apr 4, 2019 · April 4, 2019. Mike Leigh’s “Peterloo,” about a notorious episode of political violence, is for most of its running time a riot of verbal eloquence. One of the characters, Henry Hunt (Rory ...

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