Peterloo
- Release Date: May 17, 2019 (limited)
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Mike Leigh
- Producer(s): Georgina Lowe
- Writer(s): Mike Leigh
- Studio: Mongrel Media
- Length: 2h 34m | Classification: G
Synopsis
In 1819, when a peaceful crowd of over 60,000 citizens gather in Manchester, England to demand democratic reform and protest against rising poverty, government-backed forces charge into them, causing one of the bloodiest episodes in British history.
Many protesters were killed and thousands more were badly injured, causing a public outcry. It also played a key role in the formation of The Guardian newspaper.