United Kingdom 2014

Director: Matthew Warcus

It’s 1984 and the LGSM are fighting alongside the miners (based in the Welsh town of Onllwyn in the Dulais valley) on the strike for justice.

Pride begins by following the story of Joe (George MacKay) from Bromley who on his 20th birthday ventures off to his first Gay pride march. What follows is a film that, despite possessing some comical and joyful moments, is filled with heartbreaking realism and  angst. Seeping with a powerful message of egalitarianism, its portrayal of the true events residing under Margret Thatcher’s power, Pride shows both the political and social struggle faced by many in the UK in that period of time.

With a brilliant cast including Ben Schnetzer who plays LGSM leader Mark Ashton, Bill Nighy (Cliff), Imelda Staunton (Hefina) and Andrew Scott (Gethin), the film shows the harsh realities of how the gay and lesbian community were treated and how by assisting the miners in the fight for justice, the LGSM showed the importance of equality. Filmed beautifully, the camera-work is both artistic and creative in assisting with depicting the story of a group of British gay activists who came to the aid of miners struggling against Thatcher’s pit closures and pay cuts.

Representing a significant period in British history, this motion picture does not fail to delight and also impress in this depiction, an entertaining and powerful watch that makes everyone feel pride in who they are.