Pride

Pride (2014)

Timing: 2:0 (120 min)

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Release date

2014-09-12

Country

France, United Kingdom

Production

Ingenious Media, Canal+, BBC Film, BFI, Ciné+, Pathé, Pathe, Calamity Films, Proud Films

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Budget

$0

Revenue

$16 699 029

Website

http://pridemovie.co.uk

Director

Matthew Warchus

Actors

George MacKay, Ben Schnetzer, Freddie Fox, Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Paddy Considine, Andrew Scott, Joseph Gilgun, Chris Overton
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Scenario

Stephen Beresford

Producer

David Livingstone, James Clayton, Christine Langan, Cameron McCracken

Operator

Tat Radcliffe

Composer

Christopher Nightingale

Artist

Sarah Priest

Audition

Fiona Weir

Editing

Melanie Oliver
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• Although Mark's political preferences are not mentioned in the film, at the very beginning, a Communist Party flag is shown on the wall. In some scenes, Mark is shown with a red star on his lapel, and in the episode where he goes on stage at the gay bar, someone shouts: “Communist!”
• The scene on Westminster Bridge shows some of the people who became the prototypes for the film's characters. These are Reggie Blennerhassett and Ray Adler (played by Chris Overton and Joshua Hill), Gethin Roberts (played by Andrew Scott) with his mother (Olwen Medi), Mike Jackson (played by Joseph Gilgun), and Ray Goodspeed (he is not in the film, but he played a prominent role in the 'Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners' organization).
• During the film's wide release in 2014, the last coal mines in the UK were closing due to a law passed in 2008. The very last coal mine in the country, in Kellingley, Yorkshire, closed in December 2015.
• In the first half of the 20th century, over 1000 coal mines operated in the territory of Great Britain. By 1984, only 173 remained.
• The miners' strike, which was declared in March 1984, was considered illegal in England and Wales, as it was not preceded by a nationwide referendum. In Scotland, it was considered legal, as it was supported by the Scottish branch of the National Union of Mineworkers.
• A transvestite at the concert is shown with a poster bearing the name 'Marta Scargill'. Arthur Scargill was president of the National Union of Mineworkers from 1982 to 2002, i.e., during the events depicted in the film.
• The film and its creators were criticized for the absence of actors from Wales and the almost complete lack of characters representing national minorities.