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Flicks ID

18781

Cert

15

Running time

115 mins

Country

Denmark

Britain

Language

Format

DVD

PRIDE (2014)

LARS VON TRIERMATTHEW WARCHUS

Plot

Set in 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 decide to raise money to support the families of the striking miners. But there is a problem. The Union seems embarrassed to receive their support. But the activists are not deterred. They decide to ignore the Union and go direct to the miners. They identify a mining village in deepest Wales and set off in a mini bus 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. A genuinely good British dramatic comedy..Phew

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