Peterloo

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BBFC RatingPeterloo

Certificate12A
Year2018
GenreDrama, History
Director(s)Mike Leigh
LanguageEnglish
CountryUK
Running Time2HR 34MINS
SeasonMain Programme
Audio AccessibleThe 5.50pm screening of Peterloo on Tuesday 6 November will have descriptive subtitling

Peterloo tells the story of the Peterloo massacre, which took place on 16 August 1819, and stars Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Neil Bell, Philip Jackson, Vincent Franklin, Karl Johnson and Tim McInnerny.

Written and directed by Mike Leigh, Peterloo is 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. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reform and protest against rising levels of poverty. Many protestors were killed and hundreds more injured, sparking a nationwide outcry but also further government suppression. The Peterloo Massacre was a defining moment in British democracy.


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