Peterloo (PG-13)

synopsis
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.
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Drama
2 hr. 33 min.
Opened April 5th, 2019
MovieGoer Review
Most of us living in the United States have never heard of "Peterloo" so Mike Leigh's recreation of the events leading up to the infamous August 16, 1819 massacre represents a history lesson as well as an effectively crafted (albeit too lon... MORE

synopsis
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.
details
Drama
2 hr. 33 min.
Opened April 5th, 2019
MovieGoer Review
Most of us living in the United States have never heard of "Peterloo" so Mike Leigh's recreation of the events leading up to the infamous August 16, 1819 massacre represents a history lesson as well as an effectively crafted (albeit too lon... MORE