The British film PRIDE, which
opened Friday, is being lauded as one of the best films of the year.
The film, set in the early 80s, tells
the true story of a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists
who travel to Wales to help support families struggling amid a miners
strike. The unionists and activists soon discover that together they
can stand taller. (The film's trailer is embedded on this page.
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Directed by Matthew Warchus, who will
succeed Kevin Spacey as the creative director of the Old Vic Theater
London, the film stars Dominic West (The Wire), Bill Nighy
(The Men's Room), Andrew Scott (Sherlock) and Imelda
Staunton (Harry Potter films).
(Related: Sherlock's
Andrew Scott describes coming out as “really lovely.”)
Reviewers have lavished praised on the
film, which opened two weeks ago in the UK.
“This portrayal of the unlikely 1980s
alliance between London gay-rights activists and striking Welsh
miners is, quite simply, one of the best movies of the year so far,”
said Michael Ordona in reviewing the film for The San
Francisco Chronicle.