2018 · drama · history
Peterloo
Directed by Mike Leigh2h 34m2018
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 reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.
Our read: Peterloo (2018) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · history entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, measured drama / history, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- heavy
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