Pride
Dir: Matthew Warchus | 2014 | UK | Language: English
Starring: Bill Nighy, Dominic West, Andrew Scott, Imelda Staunton, Paddy Considine and George McKay
'richly enjoyable' ???? The Guardian
'faith-restoring, heartwarming' The Independent
It’s the summer of 1984 – Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners, and later sets off in a mini bus headed for a mining village in deepest Wales to make their donation in person. And so begins the extraordinary story of two seemingly alien communities who form a surprising and ultimately triumphant partnership. - Director’s Fortnight Closing Film, Cannes Film Festival 2014
