Internationally acclaimed and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mike Leigh portrays one of the bloodiest episodes in British history, the infamous Peterloo Massacre of 1819, where government-backed cavalry charged into a peaceful crowd of 80,000 that gathered in Manchester, England, to demand democratic reform. With Rory Kinnear and Maxine Peake.
“[A] brilliant and demanding film…” — A.O. Scott, New York Times
“Even if you’ve never heard of the Peterloo Massacre, this picture—beautifully staged and shot, with a you-are-there urgency—will reward your patience.” — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME Magazine
“This is historical re-creation on an epic scale. Yet it’s a down-to-earth epic, with a density of detail that’s stirring in its humanity and frightening in its clarity about miscalculations on both sides.” — Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
directed by
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh
written by
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh
with
Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Pearce Quigley, David Moorst
Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Pearce Quigley, David Moorst
country
UK
UK
production company
Amazon Studios
Amazon Studios