Peterloo
The film depicts on a wide canvas the events surrounding the infamous Peterloo massacre of 1819, where a peaceful march of electoral reform at St. Peter's Field in Manchester ended in one of the bloodiest and most notorious crimes of British history.
British government forces attacked a crowd of over 60,000 who had gathered to demand political reform and protest against rising poverty. Hundreds of protesters were injured, and many were killed in this massacre, triggering a panic scare across the country, but also continued state repression.
The film is not playable outside of Norway
Category: | Feature Film |
Genre: | Drama |
Actors: | Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Pearce Quigley, David Moorst |
Director: | Mike Leigh |
Producer: | Georgina Lowe |
Script: | Mike Leigh |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
