Pride, already a British indie hit about about gay activists supporting striking Welsh miners, made the cut for best comedy/musical at the Golden Globes 2015 but was pipped to the post by Birdman.
It has several nominations for 2015 BAFTA awards including Best British Film and old Dartmothian is up for the coveted BAFTA Award for outstanding Debut by a British Writer.
For full list of nominations click here
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Pride Movie Trailer
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Online interview with Stephen Beresford and Matthew Warchus
Oliver Davis sits down with director Matthew Warchus and screenwriter Stephen Beresford about their new movie Pride (Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton)...
Pride is a 2014 British drama film written by Stephen Beresford and directed by Matthew Warchus.
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 two seemingly alien communities who form a surprising and ultimately triumphant partnership.
The film has an impressive cast including Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton and Dominic West and was awarded the Queer Palm Award at the 2014 Cannes Festival.
The film has picked up a string of glowing reviews including:
"A faith-restoring, heart-warming romcom about gay activists and striking miners" - THE INDEPENDENT
"Power in an unlikely union" - THE GUARDIAN
