In 1819, British forces charge on a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester, England, which results in the Peterloo Massacre. Mike Leigh tackles this historic episode with a contemporary point of view.

In 1819, British forces charge on a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester, England, which results in the Peterloo Massacre. Mike Leigh tackles this historic episode with a contemporary point of view.