Wreckin Wednesday: Pride (2014 film) Happy Pride Month!

What: A period piece based on true events from 1984-85.

Where: Paramount Plus, Tubi, YouTube, the local library.

Who: London LGBTQ, Welsh miners, Margaret Thatcher.

Why: A tutorial on how to fight oppressive governments, be they capitalist, authoritarian, fascist, communist, etc.
Recc’d for: Everyone.

There is so much going on in this movie, it’s difficult to sum up. There’s colonialism, discrimination of all kinds, homophobia, HIV/AIDS related issues, political violence, the Irish Troubles, family dynamics, overcoming trauma and prejudice, self actualization, feminism, even intraqueer issues.

This is the story of a young person in London who recognized that another community, very different from his own, was nevertheless experiencing the same oppression from their government. It’s about people putting aside their superficial differences to recognise their shared humanity. It’s about people learning how to recognize their true enemy and how to become true allies. Quite simply, this is the most inspirational movie I have ever seen.

Familiar Faces:

Paddy Considine (King Viserys, Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon)

Imelda Staunton (Professor Umbridge, Harry Potter: The Order of the Phoenix)

Faye Marsey (Vel Sartha, Star Wars: Andor)

Andrew Scott (Moriarty, Sherlock)

Jessica Gunning (Stacy Campbell, Doctor Who 4x01 “Partners in Crime”)

Bill Nighy (Dr. Black the museum curator, Doctor Who 5x10 “Van Gogh”)

Notable People:

Mark Ashton

Sian James

Jonathan Blake

If you can’t access the movie, there’s a book - Pride: The Unlikely Story of the True Heroes of the Miner’s Strike by Tim Tate.

The Miners’ Strike of 1984-5: an oral history

Queer Beyond London: LGBTQ+ lives since the 1960s

Clip from the film - The Labour Movement posted by Community Kino

Pride Featurette - Real Life Inspiration (2014)

Source: Rotten Tomatoes Indie

How Accurate Is The Movie Pride (2014)?: The London History Show

Source: J. Draper

This video discusses the changes made and gives some historical context for the film.

All Out! Dancing in Dulais

Source: Jeff Cole

This video features interviews and footage from the actual events.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Ahh I loved that movie. Not the most historically accurate apparently but brilliant story.

I haven’t finished the video on what was changed but from what I understand, all the major stuff is accurate. Like the historical/political effects. I highly doubt there was ever an alley way lesbian kiss, but ya never know ;-) Totally saw that coming during the scene!

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