Monday Night Movie: "Pride"

Darien Library presents a new weekly program: Monday Night at the Movies!

This week we are showing “Pride.” 

“It’s the summer of 1984 – Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners. But there is a problem. The Union seems embarrassed to receive their support. But the activists are not deterred. They decide to ignore the Union and go direct to the miners. They identify a mining village in deepest Wales and set off in a mini bus to make their donation in person. And so begins the extraordinary story of how two wholly different communities come together for a common cause.”– Pathe

Director: Matthew Warchus

Year: 2014

Starring: Bill Nighy as Cliff Barry, Imelda Staunton as Hefina Headon, Dominic West as Jonathan Blake, Andrew Scott as Gethin Roberts, Paddy Considine as David (Dai) Donovan, George MacKay as Joe "Bromley" Cooper, Ben Schnetzer as Mark Ashton,  Joseph Gilgun as Michael "Mike" Jackson, Faye Marsay as Stephanie "Steph" Chambers, and Lisa Palfrey as Maureen Barry.

This movie is 1 hour and 59 minutes and is rated R (for language and brief sexual content).

Watch the official trailer.