British classic Pride returns to Cineworld this month as part of Pride Season. This stirring salute to companionship and shared beliefs is now 10 years old and it offers everything you can want from the big-screen experience, from memorable performances to a stirring soundtrack of classic pop tunes. Even better, you can enjoy the film on the big screen for just £5.
Here's why you can't miss Pride at Cineworld this June.
1. The spirit of solidarity
Pride adapts the inspirational true story of the 1984 Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners Campaign. It relays the unlikely bond between the LGBTQ community and the struggling blue-collar mining communities in Wales, two seemingly disparate groups both railing against the political climate of Margaret Thatcher's government.
It's a powerful and memorable reminder that friendship can spring from anywhere for the greater betterment of everybody. It's both a politically-charged story that holds relevance today and a relatable coming-of-age tale with the ability to unite people of all backgrounds.
2. The all-star British cast
Pride is stacked with British talent, specifically, the kinds of actors who make everything seem effortless and implicitly reassure the viewing audience they're in good hands. Young George McKay, in his pre-1917 days, leads with the always-entertaining likes of Imelda Staunton, Andrew Scott, Bill Nighy, Paddy Considine and Dominic West all lending sturdy A-list support.
Each actor fully inhabits their character, refracting a mixture of moral dilemmas and emergent emotional clarity. It never feels sanctimonious or forced but wholly genuine, a salute to the UK acting scene at its very best.
3. The superb soundtrack
Pride is set in the 1980s so of course you'll get a banging soundtrack of analogue-era classics. From Queen to Bronski Beat, Pet Shop Boys to Phil Collins, the film doubles up as a love letter to the eighties UK music scene, and you may well end up grooving in your seat on more than one occasion.
4. The expert mixture of laughs and tears
From the initial Lesbians and Gays arrival in Wales ("Dai, your gays have arrived") to the heartbreaking, one-scene appearance from Russell Tovey as a man afflicted with terminal AIDS, there's no denying Pride's ability to switch emotional registers at ease. Full credit to veteran stage director Matthew Warchus for keeping things pacy and screenwriter Stephen Beresford for making sure this sprawling tapestry of memorable characters all coheres come the end.
5. It has one of the best dance scenes ever
Words don't do justice to Dominic West's town hall show-stopper. Watch the clip below and you'll likely be incentivised to watch Pride all over again on the big screen.
Click the link below to book your tickets for Pride. It plays at Cineworld on June 12th as part of Pride Season.
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