We saw this at the weekend. I'm a northern Manchester girl, so it's my history, something my maternal grandmother spoke of as it had been part of her family verbal history.
I found the film at least half an hour too long. Brilliant performances from all the cast, particularly Maxine Peake and Rory Kinear. Loved the footage of our moorlands. The portrayal of poverty and hard lives was good, the footage of the massacre itself excellent. I found the portrayal of the politicians, Prince Regent, mill owners and magistrates a bit too pantomime villain. I'm not minimising or disputing the oppression of the workers but I felt the demonisation of anyone with any power almost diminished the dreadful oppression. Has anyone else seen it yet?
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