Ένα δράμα που βασίζεται σε γεγονότα γύρω από τη σφαγή του Πίτερλο το 1819, όπου οι βρετανικές δυνάμεις πυροβόλησαν σε μια ειρηνική διαδήλωση υπέρ της δημοκρατίας στο Μάντσεστερ.
Coming just after the Napoleonic wars, Peterloo looks at a place and time in history that is not often looked at. I suppose you could compare it to Poldark (2015), though without any swashbuckling or sassy characters, or even the boyhood world of D.
I found the ending of this film a bit unsatisfactory it fell a bit flat emotionally. Peterloo didn't lead directly to big dramatic change, in fact it lead to further repression by the government.
Superb cinematography (Dick Pope) and production design/art direction (Suzie Davies, Jane Brodie, Dan Taylor). However, the flags and banners were too sophisticated and rich for the time and place of the film.